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EUBP & members
 
AIMPLAS Transforms Coffee Waste into Plastic Film for Packaging  
 (Omnexus - SpecialChem) 30/12-2022
TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics Creativity with Plastics Converting biological waste into resources is one of the keys of the ...
... additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics for packaging. The biobased plastic film produced by AIMPLAS ...


New EU standard for home compostable carrier bags  
 (Plasteurope.com) 20/12-2022
... carrier bags. According to industry association European Bioplastics (EUBP, Berlin; www.european-bioplastics.org ), the regulation includes ...


Futerro plans to build new PLA biorefinery with yearly output of 75,000 tons  
 (Packaging Europe) 19/12-2022
Belgian PLA producer Futerro has started negotiations to open a new fully integrated biorefinery at the Port-Jérôme industrial and port ...
Belgian PLA producer Futerro has started negotiations to open a new fully integrated biorefinery at the Port-Jérôme industrial and port area ...


“Zeitenwende” for bioplastics: EUBP chairman urges policymakers to maximize investment as climate change escalates  
 (Personal Care Insights) 16/12-2022
... 16 Dec 2022 --- European policymakers must act fast and decisively to protect and expand the region’s bioplastics industry, according to ...
... ’s bioplastics industry, according to Stefan Barot, chairman of European Bioplastics (EUBP). The association recently held its 17th annual ...


Successful EUBP Conference  
 (Renewable Carbon News) 16/12-2022
... -related projects. About European Bioplastics European Bioplastics represents the interests of the European bioplastics industry. Its ...


AIMPLAS to Develop Bio-based Nanomaterials for Food Packaging within BIOMAC Project  
 (Omnexus - SpecialChem) 15/12-2022
TAGS: Automotive Sustainability and Bioplastics Electrical & Electronics Nanotechnologies After two years of work, the BIOMAC ...
... ) pilot plant for polymerization of PLA and its copolymers and the production of PLA based nanocomposites. AIMPLAS pilot line is working in ...


CJ Biomaterials Has Big Plans for Tunable PHA Biopolymers  
 (Plastics Today) 13/12-2022
Applications for its first product, amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA), a softer, more rubber-like version of PHA, include rigid and ...
... change, Senechal says. “We’re excited about a collaboration with NatureWorks to develop multiple new compounds that can expand the field of ...


Bioplastics have a role in the circular economy  
 (Sustainable Plastics) 12/12-2022
But reduce, reuse, and recycling are the first priorities ...
... set to engage with political stakeholders on upcoming legislation. As Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director of EUBP noted in his presentation ...


Futerro to Set up Fully Integrated PLA Biorefinery in Normandy, France  
 (Omnexus - SpecialChem) 12/12-2022
TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics Following the construction of its first PLA (poly-lactic acid) plant in China in 2021, Futerro's ...
TAGS: Sustainability and Bioplastics Following the construction of its first PLA (poly-lactic acid) plant in China in 2021, Futerro's ...


Novelties of bioplastics: EC’s policy framework and industry updates  
 (Food Packaging Forum) 12/12-2022
European Commission (EC) publishes policy framework on bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics; aims to guide policy, industry, ...
... plastics .” Read more EUBP (December, 2022). “ 17 th European Bioplastics Conference .” EUBP (December 6, 2022). “ Global bioplastics ...


How This Determined Female Founder Is Taking on Big Plastic  
 (Inc.com) 8/12-2022
Daphna Nissenbaum started her Israel-based company with one goal: to make a truly compostable bioplastic.
... , named Tipa one of the top eight bioplastics firms in the world, alongside brands such as BASF. (Tipa would not disclose revenue.) Tipa's ...


Formerra and Danimer Scientific collaborate amid biotechnology policy advances  
 (Packaging Insights) 8/12-2022
... 08 Dec 2022 --- Danimer Scientific is partnering with Formerra to scale the distribution of its environmentally sustainable bioplastics.
Dec 2022 --- Danimer Scientific is partnering with Formerra to scale the distribution of its environmentally sustainable bioplastics. Karen ...


South Korea launches research council to actively promote sustainable materials  
 (Sustainable Plastics) 8/12-2022
CJ Biomaterials attends inauguration ceremony ...
... of low carbon, bio-based materials like CJ Bio’s PHACT PHA or NatureWorksIngeo PLA through expanded research and development and product ...


CJ Biomaterials Partners with South Korean Industry-University Research Council  
 (bioplastics magazine) 7/12-2022
... were also present, including PLA manufacturer TotalEnergies Corbion and our collaboration partner NatureWorks. Before the launch of this ...


European Bioplastics forecasts increased production of bioplastics by 2027  
 (Packaging Europe) 6/12-2022
European Bioplastics (EUBP) has presented a positive outlook for the global bioplastics industry at the 17th EUBP Conference, with the ...
... European Bioplastics (EUBP) has presented a positive outlook for the global bioplastics industry at the 17th EUBP Conference, with the ...


The Rise of Biodiversity and Bio Engineered Materials for Textile Manufacture  
 (FESPA) 5/12-2022
Debbie McKeegan discusses the current trends across biodiversity in the industry and the new developments for recycling and the circular ...
... traditional plastics. TotalEnergies Corbion, headquartered in the Netherlands, operates a 75,000 tons per year PLA production facility in ...


TotalEnergies Corbion: New white paper: Stay in the cycle  
 (bioplastics magazine) 1/12-2022
... waste - as outline in the upcoming revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). The need for plastics to be reused and ...


EUBP: New packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging - RECYCLING magazine  
 (RECYCLING magazine) 1/12-2022
European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the proposed new rules on packaging and bioplastics adopted today by the European Commission.


Material innovation startup Sulapac strengthens strategic partnership with Nissha  
 (Sustainable Packaging News) 29/11-2022
Nissha Co., Ltd., a technology leader in decorative molding and sustainable materials, has entered into a financial and business ...
... for existing plastic machinery and mass production. It is bio-based, sustainably sourced, and designed to replace conventional plastics. “ ...


Biorizon teams up with Kaneka to create a sustainable premium polymer  
 (bioplastics magazine) 29/11-2022
... shows that high performance, partly biobased MS polymer products can be obtained by blending MS polymer with molecularly engineered lignin- ...


Highlighting the recyclability of PLA  
 (Sustainable Plastics) 28/11-2022
New whitepaper from TotalEnergies Corbion ...
... from TotalEnergies Corbion offers a deep dive into the topic of PLA recycling. Stay in the cycle, rethinking recycling with PLA bioplastics ...


NatureWorks: Biomaterials take circularity forward  
 (textiletechnology.net) 24/11-2022
Ingeo has an average carbon footprint 80% smaller than petrochemical-based plastics.


Asahi Kasei Begins the Sale of BR and S-SBR Made Using the Mass-balance Method  
 (Omnexus - SpecialChem) 24/11-2022
TAGS: Automotive Sustainability and Bioplastics Asahi Kasei, in November 2022, begins the sale of Tufdene™ S-SBR (solution-polymerized ...
... of Asahi Kasei’s Kawasaki Works. The sale will be based on the ISCC PLUS certification for S-SBR and BR acquired by Asahi Kasei’s Synthetic ...


SIG : Landliebe first globally to introduce combiSwift closure with tethered cap for SIG's carton packs  
 (MarketScreener) 23/11-2022
Landliebe Molkereiprodukte GmbH is the first manufacturer globally to introduce SIG's combiSwift closure with tethered cap.
... comes well ahead of the deadline set by the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive, which states that all single-use beverage containers must ...


BASF Research Press Conference 2022 on Microorganisms for Greater Sustainability  
 (Coatings World) 21/11-2022
BASF drives transformation towards more sustainability with innovative solutions for raw materials, processes and products.
... are used,” said Professor Andreas Künkel, BASF’s Vice President Research Biopolymers. Biodegradability means that microorganisms metabolize ...


Bioplastics & related topics
 
Sustainability, customisation, and lateral thinking – key packaging trends for 2023  
 (Sustainable Packaging News) 15/12-2022
WHERE ARE WE NOW ...
... reused by 2030 whilst two policy measures – the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive and Plastics Levy, will impart further considerations for ...


The future of plastics: Biomass use critical to emissions reductions, find researchers  
 (Packaging Insights) 12/12-2022
... 12 Dec 2022 --- Researchers at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, have released an analysis projecting that CO2 emissions from the ...
... steps and technologies needed for the transition toward a circular bioeconomy for plastics.” He explains that ensuring high sustainability ...


Circular bioplastics offer solution for climate crisis and growing resource consumption  
 (Phys.org) 7/12-2022
A circular bioeconomy can dramatically rein in the fast-growing plastic sector's climate, pollution, and resource consumption impacts. ...
... is only possible if demand for plastics is curbed. Carbon storage by a circular bioeconomy A circular plastic sector that also uses bio- ...


Notpla is launching a new range of seaweed-coated packaging to accelerate sustainable offers within the takeaway industry.  
 (Sustainable Packaging News) 30/11-2022
... ● Notpla – one of the 15 finalists in Prince William’s Earthshot Prize 2022 – is launching a new range of 7 packaging solutions coated with ...
Sadly, poor waste management infrastructure hinders recycling, causing plastic and bioplastic foodware to end up in landfill. Here they will ...


Compostable plastics have public support, finds survey  
 (The Grocer) 30/11-2022
Source: Co-opCo-op’s compostable carrier bag ...
... 2025. Tipa said its survey showed the government should invest more in creating the infrastructure needed to process compostable plastic at ...


Compostables could help fight plastic pollution  
 (Sustainable Plastics) 28/11-2022
Collection infrastructure needed for compostable waste ...
... also showed that 85% of people supported banning conventional plastic packaging where alternative compostable solutions were available, with ...


Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale  
 (The Wall Street Journal) 28/11-2022
Straws, bottles and packaging made with captured greenhouse-gas are starting to reach commercial scale, offering a way for businesses ...
... called polyhydroxybutyrate, which is used to make biodegradable resins that can replace plastic. The private company sources captured ...


Can we improve the environmental benefits of biobased PET production through local biomass value chains? – A life cycle assessment perspective  
 (Science Direct) 27/11-2022
Journals & Books Help Search ...
... biobased PET production is proposed. • The use of sugar beet and miscanthus can boost the transition to a low-carbon economy. • Biobased PET ...


DUH ran misleading composting experiment  
 (Renewable Carbon News) 23/11-2022
... green waste itself. Trial violates waste legislation Source Bioplastics MAGAZINE, 2022-11-15. Supplier Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH) ...


Polymers Use as Mulch Films in Agriculture—A Review of History, Problems and Current Trends  
 (MDPI) 22/11-2022
... 1 School of Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK ...
. These plastics are also referred to as ‘oxo-degradable’ plastics. An example is Oxo-PP or oxo-degradable polypropylene [ 70 ]. PAC plastic ...


Eco-Products launches BPI-certified compostable straws amid biodegradable boom  
 (Packaging Insights) 22/11-2022
... 22 Nov 2022 --- Eco-Products has announced a new line of compostable straws made from plant-based plastic that are as durable as ...
... made from plant-based plastic that are as durable as conventional straws. Made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a plant-based plastic ...


Global plastic solutions boosted by innovation boom in bio- and recycling alternatives  
 (Sustainable Packaging News) 21/11-2022
Biodegradable plastics innovation has a clear front-runner with the sharp spike in global patent applications for butylene-based ...
... Biodegradable plastics innovation has a clear front-runner with the sharp spike in global patent applications for butylene-based biopolymers ...


Below zero†  
 (RSC Publishing - Royal Society of Chemistry) 21/11-2022
The current climate debate focuses on how to reach net zero latest by 2050. Most transformation pathways rely on negative emissions to ...
... will have to developed, as bio-based solutions are limited though essential for reverting land use impacts and safeguarding biodiversity. In ...


Nespresso unveils home-compostable coffee capsules in partnership with Huhtamaki  
 (Packaging Insights) 21/11-2022
... 21 Nov 2022 --- Nestlé’s Nespresso brand will pilot home-compostable coffee capsules on the Nespresso Original system in France and ...
Several aspects of the capsule feature proprietary technology, including the biopolymer lining inside the capsule, which protects the coffee ...


Transforming the industry with recyclable biomaterials  
 (Packaging Europe) 21/11-2022
Dr. Ulla Forsström is principal scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and coordinates the EU-funded project INN-PRESSME ...
... is produced from bio-based resources. Bioplastic is, in turn, produced from these biomaterials. But bioplastic is not necessarily any more ...


Sustainable Plastics Could Revolutionize Waste Management In Emerging Markets  
 (OilPrice.com) 17/11-2022
Governments and companies have signed pledges and bans to limit plastic waste.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation initiative to achieve 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025. Coca-Cola says their figure is ...


Brand Watch: To get to net zero, we have to dig deep into the circular economy  
 (Reuters) 17/11-2022
With all eyes on the U.N. climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, even close observers of environmental affairs could be forgiven for missing the ...
... in Japan, for instance, that is experimenting with producing biomass plastic (pararesin) from a microalga called Euglena. Earlier this year ...


New report signals innovation boom in bio- and recycling alternatives  
 (Sustainable Plastics) 17/11-2022
For the second year in succession, intellectual property firm Appleyard Lees has published its Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report ...
... by blending PBAT or PBS with other bioplastics such as PLA to combine flexibility and strength. Meanwhile, Japan’s Mitsubishi Group is ...


Chemicals: core to a net zero future  
 (Financial Times) 17/11-2022
The chemical industry is an integral part of the global economy.


Beware the false hope of recycling  
 (Nature) 16/11-2022
Reusing plastics and other materials is not enough.


Synthesis, Characterization, and Soil Burial Degradation of Biobased Polyurethanes  
 (MDPI) 16/11-2022
There is an urgent need for developing degradable polymeric systems based on bio-derived and sustainable materials. In recent years, ...
K. Use phase and end-of-life modeling of biobased biodegradable plastics in life cycle assessment: A review. Clean Technol. Environ. Policy ...


Degradation Pattern of Five Biodegradable, Potentially Low-Environmental-Impact Mulches under Laboratory Conditions  
 (MDPI) 13/11-2022
The use of biodegradable (BD) plastic mulch materials as alternatives to the widely used low-density polyethylene (PE) is increasing ...
S.L., Spain Bioflex ® (BFx) PLA, PBS Fkur-Oerlemans Plastics, Germany Ecovio ® (Eco) PLA, ecoflex (PBAT) BASF, Germany Polyethylene (PE) ...


Bioeconomy: The Innovative Twin of Sustainability  
 (MDPI) 11/11-2022
With its far-reaching promise of a new synthesis of ecology and economy, the concept of the bioeconomy is a shimmering, ambiguous term in ...
... and compostable bioplastics, this also strategically makes more sense than moral appeals to voluntary waivers [ 8 ]. Bioplastics combine the ...


Biodegradability of bioplastics in the marine environment  
 (Renewable Carbon News) 11/11-2022
... developed for the determination of biodegradation of bioplastics in a marine environment. AIMPLAS biodegradation laboratory Given this, to ...


Council Post: Why We Should Embrace New Material Development And Innovations  
 (Forbes) 10/11-2022
Although carbon footprints are a common concern, let’s embrace new material innovations and avoid presumptions about certain types of ...
... are some examples. • Recycled and bio-based plastics are replacing fossil-based plastics. This allows plastic circularity in which waste is ...


Policy issues
 
Ban on single-use restaurant tableware hailed as fast-food ‘revolution’ in France  
 (The Guardian) 28/12-2022
McDonald’s and other chains race to replace throwaway plastic with reusable cutlery and plates before dining deadline ...


Recyclability and beyond: How policymakers can accelerate the circular economy  
 (BusinessGreen) 22/12-2022
Industry Voice: Dow’s Carolina Gregorio explains the changes policymakers need to make to support industry level transition to a circular ...


The fight for biodegradability in bioplastics: Aimplas expert talks 2023 research goals  
 (Packaging Insights) 21/12-2022
... 21 Dec 2022 --- Following the European Bioplastics Conference (EUBC) in Berlin, Germany, earlier this month, PackagingInsights sits down ...
... ,” Chapel continues. “Recently, the EU policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics suggests that biodegradable and ...


EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation  
 (European External Action Service) 17/12-2022
EU News 22/2022 The European Commission has today presented a Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act on climate change mitigation ...
... 2022 The European Commission has today presented a Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act on climate change mitigation and adaptation ...


New EU packaging law misses vital collection aspect, industry warns  
 (EurActiv) 14/12-2022
Beverage cartons are set to miss out on measures that would boost collection and recycling for packaging in the EU [sweeann / Shutterstock] ...
... ,” she added. “As the upcoming revision of the Waste Framework Directive is no longer expected to address collection, sorting and recycling ...


Novelties of bioplastics: EC’s policy framework and industry updates  
 (Food Packaging Forum RSS Feed) 12/12-2022
European Commission (EC) publishes policy framework on bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics; aims to guide policy, industry, ...
European Commission (EC) publishes policy framework on bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics; aims to guide policy, industry, ...


The EU’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework: political leadership or voluntary hurdle?  
 (EurActiv) 8/12-2022
To avoid greenwashing, an identified priority of the CRCF, in what is currently an opaque sector means removal policy support needs to ...
... in the years to come. Last week’s release of the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) was their first significant response. While ...


UK devolution and EU harmonisation  
 (Sustainable Packaging News) 5/12-2022
By Kathy Illingworth, Head of Sustainability Consulting at Ecoveritas ...
... a draft revision to the European Union’s (EU) Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The proposed revision will accelerate the EU’s goal ...


How the EU can enable a circular economy in plastics packaging  
 (POLITICO) 1/12-2022
A circular economy is critical to achieve the net zero climate target in 2050. The plastics industry is willing to make the required investments to meet these goals but needs a policy framework tha…


Policy Brief: Towards a Lifecycle, Circular Approach to Combating Plastics Pollution | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD  
 (sdg.iisd.org) 1/12-2022
Tracking the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda


Industry responds to ‘arbitrary’ revisions to Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive  
 (Packaging Europe) 1/12-2022
Organisations representing the European packaging value chain have responded to yesterday's announcement of wide-ranging revisions to the ...
... -ranging revisions to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The proposed revisions to the PPWD focus on new targets that are ...


EU unveils plan to slash waste by nearly a fifth by 2030  
 (Financial Times) 30/11-2022
The EU aims to cut its waste by almost a fifth by 2030 through rules on recycling and reuse that will demand that lightweight plastic bags ...


EU sets out plan to cut back packaging waste  
 (Politico EU) 30/11-2022
New rules spell the end of throwaway coffee cups and condiment packets, prompting backlash from industry.
... plastic carrier bags — while the rest should go into recycling. The compostable packaging industry isn’t happy about that, saying it will ...


EU’s new packaging law risks sidelining food waste, security, stakeholders warn  
 (EurActiv) 29/11-2022
... [SHUTTERSTOCK] ...
... short of what is required. An overhaul of the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the main EU-level instrument dealing with ...


Brussels set to propose watered down EU packaging law after industry outcry  
 (EurActiv) 29/11-2022
New targets in a draft law to cut down on waste, like plastic bottles, in the EU have dropped significantly since a previous draft [New ...
... recyclers. The latest draft indeed removes references to the Waste Framework Directive, which lays out separate collection obligations on EU ...


Plastic vs fuel? Experts warn of biomass limits  
 (EurActiv) 28/11-2022
Harald Grethe, director of the think-tank Agora Agrar, in conversation with EURACTIV journalist Julia Dahm in Berlin (25 November). [Zoran ...
... biorefineries will be built by 2030, producing everything from bioplastics to chemicals. Significant quantities of biomass will be needed to ...


EU’s proposed carbon removal rules open to greenwashing, say experts  
 (Financial Times) 28/11-2022
EU plans to certify removals of carbon from the atmosphere are at risk of allowing greenwashing and fall short of what is needed to curb ...


Fully circular beverage packaging is already a reality: Don’t destroy it  
 (The Parliament Magazine) 28/11-2022
The Parliament Magazine Website


European Commission urged to resist industry’s “existential threat” lobbying as waste directive revision looms  
 (Packaging Insights) 24/11-2022
... 24 Nov 2022 --- A group of leading business representatives and consumer and environmental organizations are calling on the European ...
... of industry lobbying pressure against planned revisions to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), which are set to be announced ...


Press Releases - Renewable Carbon Initiative press materials  
 (Renewable Carbon Initiative) 24/11-2022
Find all press releases of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) accompanied by related graphic materials can be found here.


MEP: ‘Ideologically driven’ EU packaging law endangers food value chain  
 (EurActiv) 18/11-2022
An ideologically driven EU packaging law based on rigid targets could end up endangering the food packaging and the food system value chain ...
... told EURACTIV in an interview. An overhaul of the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the main EU-level instrument dealing ...


Unwrapping the EU’s packaging law proposal  
 (EurActiv) 18/11-2022
An overhaul of the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the main EU-level instrument dealing with how food packaging is ...
An overhaul of the EU packaging and packaging waste directive (PPWD), the main EU-level instrument dealing with how food packaging is placed ...


COP27: creating new forms of carbon dioxide removals proving to be a challenge  
 (Lexology) 17/11-2022
Traditional sources of negative emissions, while remaining important, will not deliver the amount required to meet the challenges of either ...
? Work is currently being done in the EU to develop a Carbon Removal Certification Framework to aid in the development of the required ...


EU’s draft reuse targets for packaging meets barrage of criticism from industry  
 (EurActiv) 17/11-2022
A leaked draft of the EU’s new packaging law, seen by EURACTIV, has caused uproar among the industry, which says it risks undermining years ...
... packaging reuse systems to curb waste The revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) is a rare opportunity to scale up ...


Treaty against plastic pollution: for the integration of the Extended Producer Responsibility model at the international level  
 (EurActiv) 16/11-2022
On March 2, the United Nations Environment Assembly agreed on a resolution to end plastic pollution with a legally binding international ...