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Recommendations towards the EU Plastics Strategy regarding bioplastics

2021-10-08T10:47:15+02:0029 June 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At the beginning of this year, the European Commission published its EU Roadmap for a Strategy on Plastics in a Circular Economy. Consultations and discussions around some of the most important issues to be covered by the Strategy on Plastics have already started, showing the complexity of the initiative as well as the need [...]

Member portrait: Perstorp

2021-10-07T11:05:26+02:0029 June 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Linda Zellner, Director Innovation at Perstorp, shares some information on one of the world leaders in speciality chemicals headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. 5 facts about Perstorp, Sweden Linda Zellner, Director Innovation – Materials, [...]

Novamont commits to make all grades of MATER-BI bioplastics 40% to 100% bio-based by end of 2017

2017-06-29T12:08:36+02:0029 June 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

At the environment summit in Bologna at the beginning of June, Novamont has announced it has taken a unilateral decision to introduce a 40% minimum threshold for bio-based content in all of its MATER-BI bioplastics, helping reduce CO2 emissions by an annual equivalent of 75,000 city cars from the streets of our cities. More [...]

News in brief – June 2017

2017-06-29T13:21:34+02:0029 June 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

DuPont wins 2017 European Company of the Year Award for bio-based materials: DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) has been awarded the 2017 European Company of the Year Award for bio-based materials, reflecting the company’s position “at the vanguard of innovation, developing cutting-edge, bio-based materials that improve customers' lives and meet market needs for high-performing, sustainable [...]

European Bioplastics elects new Board – François de Bie confirmed as Chairman

2017-06-22T09:38:07+02:0022 June 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The new Board of European Bioplastics (from left to right): Erwin Lepoudre (Kaneka), Henri Colens (Braskem), Stefano Facco (Novamont), Mariagiovanna Vetere (NatureWorks), Michael von Ketteler (BASF SE), Peter Brunk (BIOTEC), and François de Bie (Total Corbion PLA). © European Bioplastics Berlin, 22 June 2017 – European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the [...]

Germany takes important step to support bio-based packaging

2017-05-29T15:45:54+02:0029 May 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this month, Germany’s Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament, approved a new packaging law (Verpackungsgesetz) aimed at boosting recycling of packaging waste. It also stipulates that the systems collecting the waste fees are obliged to create incentives that encourage the use of recycled material or material from renewable sources for the production of [...]

Member portrait: DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products

2021-10-07T11:05:26+02:0029 May 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue Peter A. von den Kerkhoff, Account Executive EMEA representing DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products at DuPont de Nemours Deutschland GmbH, shares some information on the largest global producer of bio-based 1,3-propanediol, headquartered in [...]

interpack 2017 presented many new bioplastic packaging solutions

2017-05-29T15:13:57+02:0029 May 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This year’s interpack, the world’s largest trade show for packaging, stretching over a whole week from 4 to 10 May 2017, attracted over 170,000 visitors from 168 countries to the Messe Duesseldorf, Germany. Besides the latest developments in world-class machinery and technology for the production and of packaging materials, three major themes dominated this [...]

EUBP urges European Council to support bio-based packaging

2021-10-08T10:42:11+02:0024 April 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The ongoing revision of the European Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC) represents a concrete opportunity for the bioeconomy sector in Europe and the transition to a circular economy. Earlier in March this year, the European Parliament voted, for the first time ever, for an amendment of this directive that requires Member States [...]

News in brief – April 2017

2017-04-24T12:48:01+02:0024 April 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Audi, BASF and Covestro develop automotive clearcoat with bio-based hardener: A project team consisting of employees of the car maker Audi, BASF´s Coatings division and materials company Covestro has developed a clearcoat containing a bio-based hardener that was applied to test bodies of the Audi Q2 under near-series conditions at the Audi plant in [...]

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