EBC25 – Celebrating 20 Years of the European Bioplastics Conference! Join us in celebrating 20 years of shaping the future of bioplastics! The European Bioplastics Conference (EBC25) returns on 02-03 December 2025 at the Titanic Hotel Berlin, Germany, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers. For two decades, EBC [...]
Event Calendar September 2025 2-4 September 2025 // 4th PHA World Congress //Düsseldorf, Germany - Congress 9 September 2025 // NIR technologies and digital tools for collecting and sorting bioplastics - Webinar 22-24 September 2025 // Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) //Siegburg/Cologne, Germany 25-27 [...]
Members & membership European Bioplastics represents the interests of more than 80 member companies along the entire value chain of bioplastics. Our members develop, produce, refine, and distribute bioplastics and are located all over the globe and engage in the European market. For a list of all [...]
Our board and management Management Hasso von Pogrell is Managing Director of European Bioplastics since March 2009. Upon completion of his education in Portugal, the United States and Germany, Mr von [...]
Our organisation European Bioplastics is a European association, located and registered in Berlin, Germany. It is headed by a non-executive Board consisting of representatives of member companies. The Board is elected every two years by the members’ General Assembly. The Board determines the strategic direction of day-to-day operations [...]
Our mission Bioplastics are a major driver in the evolution of plastics, and they contribute significantly to a more sustainable society. Our mission is to advance the economic and regulatory framework in Europe to allow for the bioplastics market to grow and flourish. Therefore, we aim to bring together [...]
On 2 December 2015, the European Commission (EC) published the long awaited new Circular Economy Proposal. European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the EC’s proposal and is looking forward to contributing to the debate on how renewable and biodegradable materials can best fit into this vision. "The proposal is an important step towards closing the carbon [...]
In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Bonten, Chairman and Director at the Institut für Kunststofftechnik (IKT), University Stuttgart shares some information about his institute. 5 facts about Institut für Kunststofftechnik (IKT), University Stuttgart The expertise of the [...]
Press Release Commission’s Circular Economy Proposal leaves room for more ambitious actions on bio-industries such as bioplastics Berlin, 2 December 2015. With its new proposal on the Circular Economy Package in Europe, presented today, the European Commission outlines plans that respond to some of the main challenges of our time: the waste of energy [...]