Siegburg/Cologne (and online), 22 to 24 September 2026 Meet us at booth 11! The Renewable Materials Conference has become the international meeting place for the chemical, plastics, and materials industries and will take place from 22 to 24 September 2025 in Siegburg, near Cologne. The conference, which is expected to attract over 500 participants, [...]
Brussels, 6 August 2026 – European Bioplastics welcomes the Italian decree- law introducing mandatory compostability requirements for selected packaging used for fresh fruit and vegetables, food service and catering, single food portions and hospitality. In accordance with the PPWR, Italy has made use of the flexibility provided under Article 9(2)(b) to require additional packaging [...]
Brussels, 2 April 2026 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes Italy's draft legislative proposal on certified industrial compostable packaging. EUBP considers the proposal a positive and pragmatic signal for the sector. At a time when the market needs more predictable policy direction, the draft helps provide greater legal certainty at a critical moment and sends [...]
Open the document European Bioplastics calls for the exemption of certified biodegradable plastics from the scope of the SUPD Key Messages: The evaluation of the SUPD should address unintended environmental and market effects. The SUPD should recognise the environmental benefits and innovation potential of certified biodegradable plastics. The definition of plastic in the [...]
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 [...]
We are happy to welcome Martina Calò, EU Project Manager and Monica Solano Leon, Office and Members Manager to EUBP. Get to know the two new team members with a self-portrait: [...]
Berlin, 03 December 2025 – European Bioplastics concludes its 20th edition of the European Bioplastics Conference - two days of insightful presentations, panel discussions, networking, and market data analysis. More than 320 participants gathered in Berlin and online to attend the 20th edition of the European Bioplastics Conference, EBC25. The conference took place in [...]
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 European Bioplastics (EUBP), representing the bioplastics value chain in Europe, welcomes the European Commission’s upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) as a cornerstone legislative file to accelerate Europe’s transition towards a resilient, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, and competitive bioeconomy. The CEA provides a unique opportunity to align Europe’s circularity objectives with the defossilisation [...]
