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EUBP & members
 
Breaking down the truth behind biodegradability  
 (Sustainable Packaging News) 27/02-2023
Exploring bioplastic biodegradability and how it will impact our future ...
... bio-based materials. For example, ABB has set out to automate NatureWorks’ bioplastics plant in Thailand, which could improve production ...


WACKER offers improved solubility in new polymer resin for packaging coatings, printing inks, and more  
 (Packaging Europe) 24/02-2023
WACKER will unveil its VINNOL L-6868 polymer resin binder – set to formulate wood, paper, film, and solvent-borne coatings, suitable for ...
Nordic Barrier Coating , and OrganoClick to keep developing 100% bio-based, plastic- and PFAS-free barriers for food packaging ...


Biobased artificial turf for the city of Ellwangen, Germany  
 (bioplastics magazine) 23/02-2023
The system is being developed by the biopolymer manufacturer Tecnaro (Ilsfeld, Germany) and the Institute for Plastics Technology (IKT) at ...


TIPA: Rethinking flexible packaging  
 (Sustainable Plastics) 23/02-2023
Designing out waste and pollution with compostable packaging ...
... , Daphna Nissenbaum talks to Sustainable Plastics about the role of Tipa’s compostable plastic eco-friendly packaging solutions in ...


NatureWorks Celebrates Construction Milestone for New Fully Integrated Ingeo™️ PLA Biopolymer Manufacturing Facility in Thailand  
 (Renewable Carbon News) 23/02-2023
... company, GC, and Cargill, which provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Ingeo and the ...


Avantium and Origin Materials collaborate on industrial-scale production of building block for PEF  
 (Packaging Europe) 22/02-2023
Avantium and Origin Materials are combining their technology platforms to produce FDCA – a key building block in the production of PEF – ...
... building block chemicals such as CMF. Within the collaboration, Avantium’s proprietary YXY Technology will convert this CMF and similar ...


More clarity on bioplastics  
 (Packaging Journal) 17/02-2023
... one percent of global plastics production, but data from European Bioplastics and the Nova Institute predict that production capacity ...


South Korean venture advances towards goal to become a 'global green product hub'  
 (Sustainable Plastics) 1/02-2023
New bio-based plastics compounding facility officially opened ...
... sustainable solutions using a variety of biopolymers, such as CJ Biomaterials’ amorphous PHA, cellulose, polylactic acid (PLA) and others.


Bioplastics & related topics
 
Anaerobic digestion of organic waste allows recovering energy and enhancing the subsequent bioplastic degradation in soil  
 (sciencedirect.com) 27/02-2023
The bioplastics within organic municipal waste are a critical component for the future of waste management with particular reference to the quality of the final products, i.e., digestate and compost. Moreover, to promote a circular economy they need to be recovered to produce new


Researchers discover mushroom to replace fossil-based plastic  
 (Packaging Insights) 24/02-2023
... 24 Feb 2023 --- Finnish scientists have developed new durable and lightweight materials from the Fomes fomentarius mushroom that prove ...
... Fomes fomentarius mushroom that prove promising as a reusable, biodegradable plastic replacement. The F. fomentarius is a functionally ...


Researchers create fully-biodegradable polymer from carrots  
 (Packaging Insights) 22/02-2023
... 22 Feb 2023 --- Canadian researchers have developed a carotenoid-sourced compound to make a fully-degradable, soluble polymer that ...
... carotenoid-sourced compound, researchers were able to create a biodegradable polymer. Creating biodegradable polymer The research team ...


Top Packaging Trends 2023: “Plastics circularization” leads sustainability charge amid greenwashing backlash  
 (Packaging Insights) 22/02-2023
... 22 Feb 2023 --- Innova Market Insights has revealed its top packaging trends for 2023, with “Plastics circularization” taking the lead spot ...
... boundaries of paper-based packaging. Meanwhile, European Bioplastics expects global bioplastics production to almost triple by ...


Researchers use light to convert abundant lignin into plastic that can be continually recycled  
 (Phys.org) 21/02-2023
Lignin is arguably the most abundant component of biomass that most people have never heard of. That may be about to change.
... controls we were able to exert in decomposing lignin, which is a biopolymer that is notorious for its difficulty to break down," said Wang ...


A New, Stronger and Recyclable Plastic  
 (SciTechDaily) 19/02-2023
Polyethylene is known for its many advantageous properties, but its lack of biodegradability has been a challenge. However, a team of ...
... , a team of researchers has now resolved this issue by creating a plastic that possesses similar thermoplastic properties to polyethylene ...


Abandoning flexible plastics? Insufficient recycling infrastructure clashes with “special properties” and low costs  
 (Packaging Insights) 17/02-2023
... 17 Feb 2023 --- Flexible plastics are some of the most used materials in the packaging industry, with estimates of total plastic demand ...


Researchers create bio-based shellac coating for molded pulp materials  
 (Packaging Insights) 17/02-2023
... 17 Feb 2023 --- Researchers from the School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand and the School of Engineering and Materials ...
... in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Mexico. Shellac is a biopolymer of the polyester group and is widely used in the medicine and ...


Potential of Advanced Oxidation as Pretreatment for Microplastics Biodegradation  
 (MDPI) 15/02-2023
Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulićev Trg 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia * Author to whom ...
... rate values of 0.098%, 0.64%, and 0.025%, respectively. PET is generally considered non-biodegradable, but several studies ...


Microbial Enzyme Biotechnology to Reach Plastic Waste Circularity: Current Status, Problems and Perspectives  
 (MDPI) 15/02-2023
... 1 Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant, 21100 Varese, Italy 2 Department of Theoretical and ...
General for Research and Innovation. In A Sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe Strengthening the Connection between Economy, Society and the ...


Policy issues
 
The EU Is Cracking Down on Plastic. Will Other Countries Follow?  
 (Bloomberg BNA - Bloomberg Law) 27/02-2023
When UN negotiations over a global agreement on plastic waste convene for a second session this spring , the European Union will bring ...
... preaches. In November, the European Commission proposed sweeping packaging regulations that would require companies selling products in EU ...


Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 - research  
 (Reuters) 27/02-2023
Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global ...


Plastics Pact launched in Colombia in bid to lessen pollution and facilitate plastic circularity  
 (Packaging Europe) 24/02-2023
Key players from across the packaging value chain have united under the Colombia Plastics Pact, which intends to reduce plastic pollution ...
... completely implementing recyclable, reusable, or compostable packaging by 2025.


Biomass production, supply, uses and flows in the European Union  
 (JRC Publications Repository) 24/02-2023
The European Union (EU) uses biomass to meet its needs for food and feed, energy, and materials. The demand and supply of biomass have environmental, social, and economic impacts. Understanding biomass supply, demand, costs, and their associated impacts is particularly important


What are natural polymers?  
 (Renewable Carbon News) 24/02-2023
... release, 2023-02-20. Supplier BIOCHEM EDANA EuropaBio European Bioplastics e.V. European Commission GO!PHA nova-Institut GmbH ...


Commission to present proposal on a Union certification framework for carbon removals  
 (European Parliament - Europa.eu) 22/02-2023
At the upcoming ENVI Committee meeting, on March 1 and 2, the Commission will present its proposal on a Union certification framework for ...
... zero-pollution goals. It builds upon the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles of December 2021. Moreover, ENVI Members will also have ...


Pathways towards circular plastics in Europe — good practice examples from countries, business and citizens  
 (European Environment Agency) 20/02-2023
Plastics play an essential role in modern society. However, their value chain is currently unsustainable, contributing to the generation of climate changing emissions and increasing waste and pollution. Reducing such impacts while retaining plastics’ usefulness requires a shift t


Additional mixed waste sorting systems prior to incineration are not the silver bullet for achieving a circular economy  
 (Recyclingportal) 20/02-2023
EU is foreseen in the Commission’s proposal to revise the current Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. This will already prevent the ...


Cepi position on Commission legislative proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Regulation | www.cepi.org  
 (cepi.org) 17/02-2023


Carbon Removal Certification Framework - Analysis of the Legislative Proposal  
 (eeb.org) 17/02-2023
The Commission has proposed a greenwashing tool with potentially disastrous implications for climate, nature and citizens Europe’s land carbon sink is shrinking and projected to decrease significantly by 2030 due to intensive wood harvesting and degradation of peatlands and agric


Commission must clarify sustainability targets  
 (Recycling Magazine) 15/02-2023


What it takes to ecodesign for a circular economy  
 (EurActiv) 14/02-2023
Beyond products, the business models that deliver them play a key role. Rather than simply launching a new product or technology which ...
... strengthen this piece of legislation. The impact of the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation ( ESPR ) is expected to be ...