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

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

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-04-03T10:09:23+02:003 April 2025|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, food waste, Green Deal, innovation, members, policy, renewable, research, standard, sustainability, waste, waste collection|

European Bioplastics, together with its members and the members of the Bioplastics Organisations Network Europe (BON Europe), has welcomed President Ursula von der Leyen and the new College of Commissioners for the 2024-2029 legislative term. In a joint letter, EUBP expressed strong support for the President’s commitment to a green and digital transition, particularly through [...]

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

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

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-02-04T11:10:27+01:004 February 2025|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, compostable, end-of-life, European Commission, fossil-based, Green Deal, PP, recyclable, reuse, sustainability|

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, [...]

Biogenic carbon accounting in the Product Environmental Footprint

Biogenic carbon accounting in the Product Environmental Footprint

Sandrine Ishimwe2024-09-25T14:54:46+02:0012 September 2024|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, end-of-life, European Commission, feedstock, Green Deal, PEF, policy, recyclable, research, reusable, reuse, sustainability, waste|

Open the document We have been closely following the review of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and would like to express our gratitude to the European Commission for their diligent efforts in consulting with industry. We support the work of the DG-ENV and JRC on carbon modelling and want to acknowledge the challenges [...]

Anaerobic Digestion of certified compostable products

Anaerobic Digestion of certified compostable products

Sandrine Ishimwe2024-06-20T12:02:07+02:0011 June 2024|Tags: anaerobic digestion, bags, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, feedstock, food waste, Green Deal, industrial compostable, kitchen waste, members, packaging, policy, recyclable, research, reusable, reuse, sustainability, waste|

Open the document Industrially compostable plastics play an essential role in putting the envisioned circular economy into practice. With reference to the European waste hierarchy, industrially compostable plastics provide added value through organic recycling. This includes both industrial composting and anaerobic digestion. Certified industrially compostable plastic products such as biowaste bags or fresh [...]

European Bioplastics elects new Board with Mariagiovanna Vetere and Franz Kraus elected as Co-Chairs

European Bioplastics elects new Board with Mariagiovanna Vetere and Franz Kraus elected as Co-Chairs

info2024-06-06T11:18:47+02:006 June 2024|Tags: AIMPLAS, Austria, BASF, biobased, bioplastics, BIOTEC, circular economy, CJ Biomaterials, coffee capsules, Covation Biomaterials, DIN CERTCO, European Bioplastics Conference, FKuR Kunststoff, Germany, Green Deal, innovation, LG Chem, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), market data, NatureWorks, Neste, Netherlands, packaging, PHA, policy|

European Bioplastics elects new Board with Mariagiovanna Vetere and Franz Kraus elected as Co-ChairsBrussels, 6 June 2024 – European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board during its General Assembly on 4 June. For the next two years, the EUBP leadership team will be headed [...]

Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: Latest developments and next steps

Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: Latest developments and next steps

Sandrine Ishimwe2024-03-28T14:48:41+01:0028 March 2024|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, compostable, European Parliament, Green Deal, innovation, members, packaging, recyclable, sustainability, waste|

In November 2022, the EU Commission adopted the revision of EU rules on Packaging and Packaging Waste to reinforce the action plan towards the European Green Deal. Over the past year and a half to date, European Bioplastics (EUBP) and other stakeholders have been working hard to ensure that the Commission’s proposal recognises the significant [...]

European Bioplastics urges for a Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan

European Bioplastics urges for a Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan

Sandrine Ishimwe2024-02-29T09:51:46+01:0029 February 2024|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, bioplastics, feedstock, fossil-based, Green Deal, PE, policy, renewable, research, sustainability, waste|

To retain a strong EU bioeconomy, the biopolymers industry needs to be prioritised and acknowledged for its added value in achieving the ambitious goals in the EU Green Deal. The recent EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report in 2022 highlights the bioeconomy sector’s role in boosting the economic wealth across Europe. The average share of [...]

European Bioplastics Calls for Action to Accelerate Biopolymers Industrial Growth

European Bioplastics Calls for Action to Accelerate Biopolymers Industrial Growth

info2024-01-30T09:52:43+01:0025 January 2024|Tags: AIMPLAS, Austria, BASF, biobased, bioplastics, BIOTEC, circular economy, CJ Biomaterials, coffee capsules, Covation Biomaterials, DIN CERTCO, European Bioplastics Conference, FKuR Kunststoff, Germany, Green Deal, innovation, LG Chem, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), market data, NatureWorks, Neste, Netherlands, packaging, PHA, policy|

European Bioplastics Calls for Action to Accelerate Biopolymers Industrial Growth Brussels, 25 January 2024 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) released its Policy Manifesto today, calling on the European Union (EU) to develop a comprehensive Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan to accelerate the growth of the bioplastics industry. EUBP believes that an actionable EU Bioeconomy Strategy, supporting a [...]

European Bioplastics EU Policy Manifesto

European Bioplastics EU Policy Manifesto

Sandrine Ishimwe2024-05-31T10:10:34+02:0016 January 2024|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, feedstock, Green Deal, policy, recyclable, research, reusable, reuse, sustainability, waste|

Open the document The recent EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report (2022)* provides the most relevant and publicly available data on the EU’s biobased chemicals, pharma, plastics, and rubber sector. According to the report, the role of bioeconomy sectors in generating economic wealth has improved in the past decade in the EU-27. One of [...]

Environment Ministers failed to acknowledge the value of biobased and compostable plastics’ innovation for packaging solutions

Environment Ministers failed to acknowledge the value of biobased and compostable plastics’ innovation for packaging solutions

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-12-18T17:15:36+01:0018 December 2023|Tags: AIMPLAS, Austria, BASF, biobased, bioplastics, BIOTEC, circular economy, CJ Biomaterials, coffee capsules, Covation Biomaterials, DIN CERTCO, European Bioplastics Conference, FKuR Kunststoff, Germany, Green Deal, innovation, LG Chem, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), market data, NatureWorks, Neste, Netherlands, packaging, PHA, policy|

European Bioplastics reacts to the General Approach adopted by the Environment Council on the proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste. Brussels, 18 December 2023 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) regrets the position adopted today by the Environment Ministers in the Environment Council, deeming the failure to recognise the role of bioplastics a [...]

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