Since January 2015, separate collection of organic waste is mandatory in Germany. The implementation, however, has been rather slow, and not all municipalities provide separate biowaste collection schemes yet. The German association for compostable products ‘Verbund kompostierbare Produkte e.V.’ therefore recently called for municipalities to implement the separate collection of biowaste and support the [...]
EBC 26 – The European Bioplastics Conference 2026 The programme is now available! Join us on 1–2 December 2026 at the Titanic Hotel Berlin or online. Discover two days of EU policy insights, global market perspectives and the latest innovations in biobased and biodegradable plastics. This year’s programme brings together policymakers, [...]
Event Calendar April 8 April //EUBP Talk #2: Material Solutions: Bioplastics Beyond Packaging – Fibres & Textiles// webinar 16 April //Nordic Bioplastic Conference// Copenhagen 22 April //EUBP Talk #3: Material Solutions – Bioplastics Beyond Packaging: Consumer Goods// webinar 28-29 April //CO2-based [...]
Press Release Save the date: European Bioplastics Conference 2016 - Rethinking plastics 11th European Bioplastics Conference scheduled for 29/30 November 2016 in Berlin Berlin, 4 February 2016. Following on from the successful events of the past years that reflected the growing confidence in plastics solutions that are biobased, biodegradable, or both as a viable [...]
Mitsubishi Chemicals recently received the Global Bioplastics Award for the use of their biobased engineering plastic DURABIO™ in the front panel of Sharp’s new smartphone, marking the first time a biobased plastic has been used in the front panel of any smartphone. European Bioplastics spoke to Frank Steinbrecher, Technical Manager at Mitsubishi Chemical Performance [...]
Press Release Global bioplastics production capacities continue to grow despite low oil price Europe set to lag behind / PHA ramps up capacities Berlin, 5 November 2015. The results of European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented today at the 10th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin, confirm the positive growth trend of the global [...]
Here you will find all of our press releases that have been released in the year 2014: Bioplastic production capacities to grow by more than 400% by 2018 (3rd December) EU legislation on plastic bags paves way for compostable shopping bags (25th November) interpack 2014 - Bioplastics, the showstopper in Hall 9, enjoy still [...]