In December 2023, PRESERVE, an EU-funded project, kicked off a co-design process to build a Roadmap for sustainable biobased packaging with key stakeholders. The goal: 60% food and drink packaging to be upcycled and made from renewable resources by 2030. Since 2021, PRESERVE has been working on the development of technologies to upcycle biobased [...]
Open the document The recent EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report (2022)* provides the most relevant and publicly available data on the EU’s biobased chemicals, pharma, plastics, and rubber sector. According to the report, the role of bioeconomy sectors in generating economic wealth has improved in the past decade in the EU-27. One of [...]
European Bioplastics is the industry association representing the entire value chain of the bioplastics industry in Europe. Together with our more than 80 members we develop positions and contribute to legislative processes around the topics of sustainability, waste management, resource efficiency, bioeconomy, circular economy, and climate change. The bioplastics industry is a young and [...]
Helen Mathieson Managing Director at Vegware. Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Helen Mathieson, Managing Director at Vegware, shares some interesting insights on her company. 5 facts about Vegware Founded in Edinburgh in 2006, Vegware is a global specialist in plant-based, compostable foodservice packaging. [...]
Open the document Growth resumption: global production capacities of bioplastics 2023-2028 Bioplastics currently represent roughly 0.5 percent of the over 400 million tonnes of plastic produced annually*. After a period of stagnation over the past few years, the overall global plastic production is picking up again in 2023. This development is driven by [...]
Open the document What are certified soil-biodegradable mulch films? What are the advantages of certified soil-biodegradable mulch films? Do certified soil-biodegradable mulch films fully biodegrade in soil? How does the market for agricultural plastics and certified soil- biodegradable mulch film currently look like? Do certified soil-biodegradable plastics create persistent microplastics? Do certified soil-biodegradable [...]
European Bioplastics reacts to European Parliament's vote on the proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste Brussels, 22 November 2023 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) commends the European Parliament for recognising the role of compostable plastics in achieving packaging waste prevention and reaching recycling targets. EUBP welcomes a less prescriptive approach, such as the [...]
Brussels, 20 November 2023 – A recent study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) yet again confirms the advantages of compostable coffee capsules over any other type of coffee capsules. Last week, WUR(1) released a study which assessed the environmental impact and circularity of coffee capsules made from compostable biobased materials, aluminium, and conventional [...]
Open the document European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports an ambitious instrument, which catalyses the transition to biobased plastics and leverages innovative biodegradable and compostable plastics as complementary tools to help end plastic pollution by 2040 and to ensure a carbon- neutral future. EUBP considers it vital for the instrument to enable and champion innovation [...]
The global cosmetics market size was valued at USD 262.21 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% from 2023 to 2030. One of the key factors driving the market expansion during the forecast period is the widespread increase in the adoption of skincare and [...]
