Granulate is usually seen in a bag, a silo or a tray, as a technical input on its way to becoming packaging or a consumer product. At EBC 26, two artists will take it out of that context and use it as an artistic medium. The artists have been given complete freedom to [...]
Open the document The proceedings of the EUBP side event to the EBC 25 conference focused on the "Bioplastic Packaging Design: Safe, Sustainable and Recyclable". The key question was how to design bioplastic packaging that is safe, sustainable, recyclable, and compliant. Five projects have been funded in 2025 under a specific call of [...]
Presentations “Rethink the circularity of your products!" From Biodegradability to Recyclability: Innovators prove you can have both. A challenging legal framework is asking packaging producers to rethink their products. The EmpCo Directive makes standalone 'biodegradable' claims illegal without verified evidence of excellent environmental performance. The PPWR mandates all packaging be recyclable by 2030 [...]
Open the document The proceedings of the EUBP talks 2026 on material aapplications of bioplastics beyond packaging are now available at https://zenodo.org/records/21873105. The proceedings explore how bioplastics are moving beyond packaging into construction, textiles, consumer goods, automotive, agriculture, medical devices and hygiene applications, with contributions from various companies in the sector. The authors [...]
European Bioplastics, within the framework of the BIO4COAT project, has recently organised an online workshop on the topic of Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coatings: How to Apply the Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework, featuring the contributions of four outstanding experts working on the SSbD framework. The workshop was held on 18 November 2025 [...]
Berlin, 10 September 2025 – 17 partners from 9 countries united in the new Horizon Europe-funded project Be-UP to boost the industrial uptake of biodegradable polymers across Europe. The Be-UP project was officially launched to accelerate the industrial uptake of biodegradable polymers for packaging applications. The project will focus on developing innovative aliphatic-aromatic biopolyesters with [...]
Open the document Bioplastics are complementary tools to help end plastic pollution To address plastic pollution at its roots and support global climate action, European Bioplastics (EUBP) strongly believes bioplastics should play a key role in helping the transition from conventional plastics to products that are certified biobased, biodegradable and/or compostable. In this [...]
Brussels, 2 July 2025 – European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has officially relocated its main operations to Brussels. The move reinforces the organisation’s commitment to advocacy and engagement with EU institutions, as well as expanding its network and enhancing its presence within the EU policy [...]
The mission of Ecobuddy® is to valorize waste and by-products from local agrifood chains by transforming them into new bio-materials and biodegradable and compostable items. Ecobuddy offer a wide range of biodegradable and compostable biocompounds made from various agrifood waste typical of our territory (oil pomace, silverskin, beer spent grain, etc.). Our bio-materials can be [...]
Open the document Bioplastics: A Strategic Pillar of a Circular, Regenerative, and Competitive EU Bioeconomy European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the revision of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy. As the EU charts a path towards climate neutrality, industrial resilience, and biodiversity recovery, bioplastics must be recognised as a key bioeconomy enabler. Derived from renewable carbon [...]
