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Bioplastics: A Strategic Pillar of a Circular, Regenerative, and Competitive EU Bioeconomy

2025-07-08T10:18:21+02:008 July 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As the EU revises its Bioeconomy Strategy, EUBP is calling for actionable policies to unlock the full potential of bioplastics as a key enabler of a circular, regenerative, and climate-neutral economy. Bioplastics, made from renewable carbon and/or offering circular end-of-life options, are a vital alternative to fossil-based materials. EUBP urges the EU to recognise [...]

Agricultural Biomass: Fuelling the Shift to Biobased Plastics

2025-07-08T10:31:37+02:008 July 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

To meet the EU’s climate neutrality target by 2050, a transition from fossil-based to biobased materials is essential. A key player in this shift is the bioplastics industry, which leverages agricultural biomass, such as corn, wheat, and sugar beet, to create sustainable alternatives to traditional plastics. The use of biobased feedstocks for material production [...]

Member portrait: Vioneo

2025-07-08T10:52:59+02:008 July 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Judy Hicks, Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Vioneo, shares some interesting insights on the company. Judy Hicks, Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Vioneo 5 Facts about Vioneo 1.Transforming the industry Vioneo is transforming the plastics industry [...]

Ultrasound-assisted production of lignin nanoparticles (BIOMAC)

2025-07-04T10:16:37+02:004 July 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document The transition to a sustainable bioeconomy requires the development and validation of innovative technologies that exploit renewable resources while minimizing environmental impact. Lignin, a primary byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, represents a significant yet underutilized renewable resource that is currently mostly burned to generate heat and power [1]. [...]

EU Bioeconomy Strategy Review

2025-06-24T08:53:48+02:0024 June 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

Industrial use of agricultural materials as feedstock for biobased plastics

2025-06-17T09:47:55+02:0017 June 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document The transition from a fossil-based to a renewable, biobased economy is of essential importance if the European Union wants to achieve its goal set in the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050. This transition requires the collaboration of the materials and manufactured products sectors, and, in particular, the [...]

Bioplastics in home composting

2025-05-26T09:19:09+02:0026 May 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Home composting is a private gardening practice that empowers individuals to transform their kitchen and garden waste into compost for personal use. This not only enriches their gardens but also plays a valuable role in reducing organic waste in residual waste streams. It’s important to consider the home compostability of [...]

Biodegradables and material recycling – a paradox?

2025-02-20T11:20:26+01:004 February 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Biodegradables are sortable and suitable for material recycling streams. Efficient sorting of all plastics is essential for high quality recycling outputs. Biodegradable plastics have the potential to play a significant role in advancing a circular economy by addressing several environmental challenges. They can help mitigate plastic waste, promote sustainable resource utilisation, enhance [...]

European Bioplastics call to recognise the role of the bioplastics industry as an enabler to achieve the European Green Deal transformation

2025-02-04T11:10:27+01:004 February 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Dear President von der Leyen, We are writing to express our sincere congratulations to the new College of Commissioners for the legislative term 2024-2029. We warmly welcome the clarity and determination with which you have outlined the political guidelines of the European Commission. At such a complex time in history, [...]

Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: Bridging the gap between research and the market (White Paper)

2025-03-25T12:45:33+01:009 December 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document As the bioplastics market grows*, it is essential to address the issue of recycling biodegradable bioplastics and to study their most effective recycling pathways, to be able to manage bioplastic products at their end of life. Bioplastic waste does not yet constitute a relevant amount of the total plastic waste [...]

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