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 [...]
Dr Ingo Jeschke, Technical Marketing Manager, Wacker Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Dr. Ingo Jeschke, Technical Marketing Manager at Wacker, shares some interesting insights on the company. 5 facts about Wacker Chemie AG WACKER is a globally active chemical group with its headquarters [...]
The EU PRESERVE project aims to replace current packaging with biobased alternatives that provide high product protection and can be upcycled, recycled, or composted after use. New packaging solutions made from renewable raw materials and subsequent upcycling applications for the aim to contribute to the circular economy of packaging by not only optimally protecting [...]
ITENE organises together with IAPRI (International Association of Packaging Research Institutes) the 24th IAPRI World Packaging Conference to be held on 17-21 June 2024 in Valencia (Spain) in which you will have the opportunity to: ► Discover the innovations and trends that are transforming the packaging industry from the highest quality global experts. ► [...]
Two new projects funded by Horizon Europe through the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, MoeBIOS and ReBioCycle, have been recently approved, and European Bioplastics is proud to be on board! Both projects were set up to respond to the challenges of the call on “Recycling bio-based plastics increasing sorting and recycled content (upcycling)” (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IA-04 [...]
Saloni Sharma – Policy & Advocacy Coordinator at GO!PHA Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Saloni Sharma – Policy & Advocacy Coordinator at GO!PHA, shares some interesting insights on the company. 5 facts about GO!PHA Facilitating Diverse Stakeholder Interaction: GO!PHA brings together over 60 stakeholders, [...]
Authors: Elisa Uhlig, Anna Sadzik and Mara Strenger, Sustainable Packaging Institute SPI, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University In December 2023, the EU-funded projet BioSupPack organised a workshop alongside the European Bioplastics Conference - EBC23 on the topics: “The next challenge in packaging: How to choose between different bio-based polymers? How can Life Cycle Assessments be used to [...]
Alexis von Tschammer, CEO, Lactips Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Alexis von Tschammer – CEO, Lactips, shares some interesting insights on the company. 5 facts about Lactips Founded in 2014, Lactips is the pioneer in natural polymers based on proteins. Lactips manufactures CareTips®, [...]
In December 2023, PRESERVE, an EU-funded project, kicked off a co-design process to build a Roadmap for sustainable biobased packaging with key stakeholders. The goal: 60% food and drink packaging to be upcycled and made from renewable resources by 2030. Since 2021, PRESERVE has been working on the development of technologies to upcycle biobased [...]
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 [...]
