Dear President von der Leyen,
We are writing to express our sincere congratulations to the new College of Commissioners for the legislative term 2024-2029. We warmly welcome the clarity and determination with which you have outlined the political guidelines of the European Commission. At such a complex time in history, your clear vision and determined leadership are a source of great inspiration.
Your words and actions demonstrate a strong commitment to keep promoting a green and digital transition to ensure Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness.
Particularly, under the chapter “A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness”, you committed to developing a Clean Industrial Deal for competitive industries and quality jobs in the first 100 days of the mandate.
We welcome this important initiative. The average share of biobased chemical products in the overall chemical market is more than 3% and generated € 65 billion of value added in 2019, ensuring 500.000 jobs. These numbers prove a significant potential for growth, considering that SMEs constitute the overwhelming majority of economic players in the biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics value chain.