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Member portrait: Meredian Holdings Group (MHG)

2021-10-07T11:05:26+02:0022 June 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, John Moore, Vice President Business Development at MHG (Meredian Holdings Group) shares some information about the US-based producer of biopolymers. John Moore, Vice President Business Development, MHG 5 facts about MHG (Meredian [...]

EUBP welcomes EP report on revised waste legislation

2021-10-08T10:42:11+02:008 June 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

EU Parliament report on revised waste legislation emphasises the role of bioplastics in the transition to a circular economy Press Release Berlin, 8 June 2016 – European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, welcomes the draft reports on the revised EU waste legislation by MEP Simona Bonafè, Rapporteur of the [...]

Recommendations for bio-based products in public procurement

2017-01-11T08:00:47+01:003 May 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Op-ed by Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director, European Bioplastics On 12 April 2016, at the bioeconomy stakeholders’ conference BioEconomyUtrecht2016, the Working Group on Public Procurement of the European Commission’s Expert Group for Bio-based Products published 15 recommendations for an increased uptake of bio-based products in public procurement programmes. The report includes a range of promotional [...]

EP Intergroup discusses the future of plastic materials in the circular economy

2021-10-08T10:42:11+02:003 May 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On 7 April 2016, the European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ invited a group of policy-makers and experts from regional authorities, NGOs and other stakeholders along the plastics value chain to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the role of plastics in the circular economy at a meeting entitled "The [...]

Updated JRC report on the environmental sustainability assessment of bioeconomy products and processes

2017-01-11T08:00:47+01:003 May 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

In 2013, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) was entrusted to set up a Bioeconomy Oberservatory with the task to perform a comprehensive environmental sustainability assessment of various bio-based products and their supply chains using a life-cycle perspective. In November 2015, JRC published its report on the 'Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Bioeconomy Products [...]

New products and innovations (May 2016)

2017-01-11T08:00:47+01:003 May 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Partnership between BASF and Avantium to produce FDCA and PEF Earlier this year, BASF and Avantium announced their plans of a joint venture for the production of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and polyethylenefuranotate (PEF) from renewable resources. FDCA is the essential chemical building block for the production of PEF, which is particularly suitable for certain food [...]

Bio-based plastics play an essential role in the future circular plastics economy

2017-01-11T08:00:47+01:0015 March 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The recent report by the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation on ‘The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics’ provides an overarching vision of a global circular plastics economy in which bioplastics play an essential role in decoupling the economy from fossil resources and help to return nutrients to the soil. [...]

Save the date for the 11th European Bioplastics Conference on 29/30 November 2016 in Berlin

2017-01-11T08:00:47+01:0015 March 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Following on from the successful events of the past years that reflected the growing confidence in plastics solutions that are bio-based, biodegradable, or both as a viable alternative to conventional plastics, the 11th European Bioplastics Conference has now been confirmed to take place on 29/30 November 2016 at the Steigenberger Hotel Berlin, Germany. The [...]

French decree supports bio-based and home-compostable bags

2017-01-11T08:00:47+01:0015 March 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The new wording of the French implementation decree on single-use plastic bags, which was published by the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy on 1 February 2016, sets out clear requirements for the reduction of single-use plastic bags in favour of bio-based, biodegradable and home-compostable bags, in line with the EU Directive. [...]

Member portrait: ISCC System GmbH

2021-10-07T11:05:27+02:0015 March 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director of ISCC Systems GmbH shares some information about his certification system. Dr Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director ISCC System GmbH 5 facts about ISCC System GmbH (International Sustainability [...]

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