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Draft revision proposal of PPWD: bioplastics industry sends incendiary letter to Commission Presidency regarding devastating consequences for the sector

Draft revision proposal of PPWD: bioplastics industry sends incendiary letter to Commission Presidency regarding devastating consequences for the sector

Oliver Buchholz2022-11-25T10:49:38+01:0025 November 2022|Tags: applications, ban, BASF, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, China, circular economy, compostable, Directive, European Commission, fossil-based, Green Deal, innovation, Italy, Novamont, packaging, policy, recyclable, research, reusable, SPhere, TotalEnergies Corbion, waste|

The recently published leak of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) revision proposal sent a shock wave to the affected industries within Europe and beyond. The bioplastics industry finds itself confronted with a factual ban on most compostable plastics packaging. The ban has the potential to shut down wide sections of the industry concerned [...]

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

Oliver Buchholz2022-10-31T13:52:59+01:0031 October 2022|Tags: applications, biobased, bioplastics, circular economy, CJ, CJ Biomaterials, compostable, Covation Biomaterials, end-of-life, European Commission, FKuR Kunststoff, food waste, innovation, market data, NatureWorks, packaging, policy, research, sustainability, waste, waste collection|

The European Bioplastics (EUBP) Conference, the leading business and networking event for the bioplastics industry, will take place on 6/7 December 2022 in Berlin. Its long-awaited conference programme was just recently published. “The success story of this conference continues in its 17th edition. We look forward to welcoming the international bioplastics community in Berlin”, [...]

K 2022 – strong interest in bioplastics at plastics’ most important trade fair

K 2022 – strong interest in bioplastics at plastics’ most important trade fair

Oliver Buchholz2022-10-31T13:51:41+01:0031 October 2022|Tags: applications, biobased, bioplastics, circular economy, Directive, members, packaging, PLA, policy, sustainability, TotalEnergies Corbion, waste|

After a three-years break, the K show finally returned to Düsseldorf and so did European Bioplastics. Only by the numbers, one could tell that the branch was thirsting for a gathering of this magnitude: during the eight trade fair days, over 3,000 exhibitors attracted some 176,000 visitors. Certainly, EUBP didn’t want to miss this [...]

News from the members: October 2022

News from the members: October 2022

Oliver Buchholz2022-10-31T13:49:39+01:0031 October 2022|Tags: applications, Avantium, biobased, bioplastics, certification, end-of-life, feedstock, Germany, Japan, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), members, Neste, Netherlands, PET, PLA, PP, recyclable, renewable, TotalEnergies Corbion, waste|

Avantium and Sphera cut GHG emissions with Dutch sugar beet-based plantMPG Avantium has partnered with software company Sphera to perform an LCA on plant-based mono propylene glycol (plantMPG), produced with Avantium’s Ray Technology from sucrose derived from Dutch sugar beet. PlantMPG is a chemical intermediate used in various applications, including in functional fluids and unsaturated [...]

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

info2022-10-17T14:56:36+02:0017 October 2022|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, Austria, biodegradable, bioplastics, BIOTEC, circular economy, CJ, compostable, DIN CERTCO, end-of-life, European Commission, FKuR Kunststoff, food waste, Green Deal, innovation, market data, members, NatureWorks, Neste, Organic Waste Systems (OWS), packaging, policy, research, Sukano|

Berlin, 17 October 2022 – The European Bioplastics (EUBP) Conference, the leading business and networking event for the bioplastics industry, will take place on 6/7 December 2022 in Berlin. “The success story of this conference continues in its 17th edition. We look forward to welcoming the international bioplastics community in Berlin”, says Hasso von [...]

Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon

Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon

Oliver Buchholz2022-09-30T11:26:59+02:0030 September 2022|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, crops, end-of-life, European Commission, fossil-based, Green Deal, industrial compostable, PEF, recyclable, renewable, reuse, waste|

The Product Environmental Footprint method could become the EU’s guiding approach for environmental impact assessment; to be fit for purpose, it should appraise the carbon footprint of bio-based products. As the European Commission increasingly plans to rely on the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method as the guiding approach for environmental impact assessment, an accurate [...]

BON Europe comments on revision of PPWD

BON Europe comments on revision of PPWD 

Oliver Buchholz2022-09-30T11:24:14+02:0030 September 2022|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, food waste, industrial compostable, innovation, members, packaging, policy, PPWR, recyclable, separate collection, standard, sustainability, waste, waste collection, Waste Framework Directive|

The current revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), as well as the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) review and the forthcoming framework on bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics provide crucial opportunities to fully acknowledge the role of bioplastics in a circular economy. The Bioplastics Organisation Network (BON) Europe, a collaboration of [...]

Member portrait: CovationBio

Member portrait: CovationBio

info2022-09-30T11:17:04+02:0030 September 2022|Tags: applications, automotive, biobased, bioplastics, certification, corn, Covation Biomaterials, DuPont, innovation, Member Portrait, members, packaging, renewable, standard, sustainability, textiles, USA|

In each issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Peter von den Kerkhoff, Account Executive EMEA at CovationBio, shares some interesting insights on his company. Peter von den Kerkhoff, Account Executive EMEA at CovationBio 5 Facts about: CovationBio, Newark, United [...]

Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics

Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics

Oliver Buchholz2022-08-31T11:31:11+02:0031 August 2022|Tags: applications, bags, biomass, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, Directive, European Commission, food waste, fossil-based, Green Deal, industrial compostable, mechanically recyclable, members, packaging, PE, PET, PLA, recyclable, reusable, separate collection, sustainability, tea bags|

In January 2022, the European Commission had initiated the revision process of the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) with a Call for Evidence for an impact assessment of the EU waste management. In summer, the Commission opened the process for the broader public consultation that just recently closed on 24 August. The revision of [...]

How bioplastics can help to make the medical sector more sustainable

How bioplastics can help to make the medical sector more sustainable

Oliver Buchholz2022-08-31T11:26:18+02:0031 August 2022|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, certification, compostable, corn, crops, EN 13432, end-of-life, feedstock, fossil-based, industrial compostable, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), PLA, PP, recyclable, renewable, research, single-use, standard, starch|

Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics e.V. Bioplastics are nothing new to the medical sector. In fact, it’s one of the sectors where bioplastics have been in use for a very long time because they offer significant benefits in terms of specific properties and functionalities. They also provide opportunities [...]

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