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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 [...]

Call for Papers and Registration open

Call for Papers and Registration open

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-04-03T10:41:41+02:003 April 2025|Tags: agriculture, applications, automotive, biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, EN 13432, feedstock, Germany, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), market data, microplastics, packaging, policy, recyclable, research, Studies, sustainability, textiles|

Become a speaker at the EBC25, which is taking place on  02 - 03 December 2025, at the Titanic Hotel Berlin, Germany and join us in celebrating 20 years of shaping the future of bioplastics! For two decades, EBC has been Europe’s key platform for business, discussions, and knowledge exchange in the global bioplastics [...]

European Bioplastics Launches a New Webinar Series on Bioplastics Recycling

European Bioplastics Launches a New Webinar Series on Bioplastics Recycling

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-04-03T09:31:48+02:003 April 2025|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, bioplastics, innovation, members, policy, recyclable, research, sustainability, waste, waste management|

Building on the success of its ongoing online talks, European Bioplastics (EUBP) is proud to introduce a new topic in its webinar series: “Advancements in Recycling of Bioplastics.” This series aims to foster discussions on the latest research, technological advancements, and scaling-up opportunities in bioplastics recycling. It provides a valuable platform for industry leaders, [...]

Subsidy for Testing Circular Biopolyesters (STCB)

Subsidy for Testing Circular Biopolyesters (STCB)

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-04-03T09:27:20+02:003 April 2025|Tags: biobased, innovation, packaging, PEF, PET, PHA, PLA, research, textiles|

Two Biobased Circular grant schemes are now online for innovators in the sector: Grant Scheme Testing Circular Biopolyesters. This scheme is open to SME entrepreneurs active in a circular value chain of polyesters and who want to test biobased polyesters or its building blocks, for example bio-PET, PEF, PLA, PHA, polyester coatings and resins [...]

The BIOMAC CEN workshop agreement is now open for comments

The BIOMAC CEN workshop agreement is now open for comments

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-04-03T09:26:37+02:003 April 2025|Tags: AIMPLAS, BIOMAC, BIOMAC Project, bioplastics, innovation, research|

The BIOMAC CEN workshop agreement is now open for comments If you are an expert in the production of lignin nanoparticles you can have a say on this pre-standardization process until the 28th April 2025. How can you contribute? Check the CWA text draft. Add your comments to the comment form. Submit your comments [...]

Progress and Challenges at INC-5 Negotiations in Busan

Progress and Challenges at INC-5 Negotiations in Busan

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-03-14T14:46:07+01:0019 December 2024|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, China, compostable, Ingevity, innovation, NatureWorks, Neste, recyclable, research, reuse, sustainability, waste, waste management|

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea, aimed to finalise a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty but ended without consensus. Due to major divergences around key elements of the future Treaty, the session has been extended to INC-5.2, with the date and location still to be determined. Key [...]

Recycling technologies for bioplastics: What is next? Side Event to the EBC24 on the 9 December 2024

Recycling technologies for bioplastics: What is next? Side Event to the EBC24 on the 9 December 2024

Sandrine Ishimwe2024-12-20T09:23:18+01:0012 December 2024|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, BIOMAC, BIOMAC Project, bioplastics, BIOSUPPACK, BioSupPack Project, end-of-life, feedstock, innovation, MoeBios, packaging, Rebiocycle, recyclable, research, reuse, Studies, waste, waste management|

As the bioplastics market grows, it is essential to address the issue of recycling biodegradable bioplastics and to study their most effective recycling pathways, to be able to manage bioplastic products at their end of life. Bioplastic waste does not yet constitute a relevant amount of the total plastic waste (being only 1% in [...]

Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: Bridging the gap between research and the market (White Paper)

Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: Bridging the gap between research and the market (White Paper)

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-03-25T12:45:33+01:009 December 2024|Tags: agriculture, applications, biobased, biodegradable, BIOMAC, BIOMAC Project, bioplastics, BIOSUPPACK, BioSupPack Project, circular economy, Directive, end-of-life, European Commission, feedstock, food waste, fossil-based, innovation, microplastics, PP, recyclable, research, reuse, sustainability, waste, waste management|

Open the document As the bioplastics market grows*, it is essential to address the issue of recycling biodegradable bioplastics and to study their most effective recycling pathways, to be able to manage bioplastic products at their end of life. Bioplastic waste does not yet constitute a relevant amount of the total plastic waste [...]

Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: Bridging the gap between research and the market (White Paper)

Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: Bridging the gap between research and the market (White Paper)

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-03-25T12:53:05+01:0030 November 2024|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, end-of-life, European Commission, feedstock, food waste, fossil-based, innovation, microplastics, PP, recyclable, research, reuse, sustainability, waste, waste management|

Open the document Millions of tonnes of biowaste, particularly urban organic food waste, inundate European waste management systems yearly. However, approximately 60% of this resource currently finds its way to incineration or landfills, resulting in significant environmental and economic losses. At the workshop held on 16 October 2024 at European Bioplastics in Brussels, [...]

Soil-biodegradable products are now included in the FPR

Soil-biodegradable products are now included in the FPR

Sandrine Ishimwe2024-10-31T14:51:34+01:0031 October 2024|Tags: agriculture, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, certification, end-of-life, innovation, microplastics, mulch films, recyclable, research, standard, sustainability|

The European Union recently included soil-biodegradable mulch films, coating agents and water retention polymers in the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) 1009/2019. The strict biodegradability criteria outlined in the Delegated Acts underlines the important biodegradability standards that will ensure these products are environmentally safe and contribute to healthier soils. The inclusion paved the way for further [...]

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