Are Recycled Bioplastics the Future? MoeBIOS is an EU-funded project advancing knowledge and technologies in sorting, conditioning, and valorising bioplastics waste streams from packaging, agriculture, and textile industries. On 14 October 2026, starting at 11:00 am CEST, MoeBIOS is organising an event to engage with operators of these three different [...]
European Bioplastics elects new Board to drive its next Phase: Recognition, Commitment, Trust and Scale Brussels, 27 May 2026 – European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics in Europe, has elected its new Board during its General Assembly on 27 May 2026. The new Board will guide [...]
Berlin, 26 March 2026– The EU funded BioSupPack project has successfully demonstrated that brewery waste can be transformed into high-performance bioplastics for sustainable packaging. Over five years, the consortium has developed and validated innovative polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA and PHB) materials and production processes that offer viable alternatives to fossil-based plastics while supporting compliance with the [...]
Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Stefan Barot, President – Chemical Division (PLA), shares some interesting insights on the company. Stefan Barot, President – Chemical Division (PLA) 5 Facts about Balrampur Chini Mills Limited (BCML) Balrampur Chini Mills Limited (BCML) is one of the largest [...]
Sustainable Packaging Cluster This Cluster showcases EU-funded research and innovation projects dedicated to developing sustainable, circular packaging solutions using bio-based, biodegradable, and recyclable materials. These initiatives combine advanced material design, safe-by-design principles, and industrial scalability to replace fossil-derived plastics with high-performance alternatives that meet functional, environmental and market requirements. Most of [...]
Berlin, 2 December 2025 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) unveiled its Bioplastics Market Development Update 2025 at EBC25 in Berlin, presenting new data that confirms the continued global expansion of biobased plastics production and their growing role in the transition to a sustainable, circular economy. According to the report, global biobased plastics production capacity is [...]
Brussels, 27 November 2025 – EU Commission embeds biobased plastics in a coherent PPWR framework and prepares legally binding targets – signaling that biobased plastics are now an active priority of EU industrial policy. European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the European Commission’s new Bioeconomy Strategy, which confirms – more clearly than ever – that biobased [...]
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 [...]
Open the document Since its foundation in 1993, European Bioplastics (former IBAW) has been committed to the establishment of a legal and technical framework for supporting the introduction of bioplastics to the market. The association is the owner of the Seedling mark, which is protected by trademark law. This mark is widely acknowledged, and [...]
Open the document Bioplastics encompass a family of different materials that are biobased, biodegradable, or both. ‘Biobased’ means plastic wholly or partly derived from biomass. ‘Biodegradable’ refers to a biochemical metabolisation process during which micro-organisms available in the environment convert materials into natural substances such as water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. The purpose [...]
