12 December 20246 December 2024 Industry network secures £474K to boost bio-based materials regulation Industry-led network launches with £474,135 Innovate UK funding to accelerate adoption of sustainable chemicals and reduce UK’s reliance on fossil-based materials
31 May 202331 May 2023 Strong Interest in Renewable Materials: Record Conference Attendance and Three Winners of the “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” Innovation Award 465 participants from 32 countries attended the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg (near Cologne, Germany). The winners of the Innovation Award are bio-based and biodegradable elastic materials from KUORI (CH), carbon-light yeast oil COLIPI (DE) and the plastic-free natural polymer traceless® (DE). Meanwhile, not investing in renewable materials is becoming a relevant risk. Is your strategy to move away from fossil carbon ready?
Großes Interesse an erneuerbaren Materialien: Rekordbeteiligung an der Konferenz und drei Gewinner des Innovationspreises “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” 465 Teilnehmer aus 32 Ländern besuchten die Konferenz für erneuerbare Materialien in Siegburg (bei Köln). Die Gewinner des Innovationspreises sind bio-basierte und biologisch abbaubare elastische Materialien von KUORI (CH), das CO2-arme Hefeöl COLIPI (DE) und das plastikfreie Naturpolymer traceless® (DE). Nicht in erneuerbare Materialien zu investieren wird zu einem relevanten Risiko. Haben Sie schon eine Strategie für die Abkehr vom fossilen Kohlenstoff?
4 May 20234 May 2023 The Chemical and Plastics Industry Will Need to Replace 1 Gt of Fossil Carbon per Year with Renewable Carbon from Biomass, CO2 and Recycling to Net-Zero The upcoming Renewable Materials Conference, 23-25 May in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) promises to be a one-of-a-kind event that provides a platform for showcasing the impressive achievements in the field of renewable materials. The conference will bring together experts, stakeholders, and industry leaders to discuss latest developments and share their visions and strategies for the future
Die Chemie- und Kunststoffindustrie müssen 1 Gt fossilen Kohlenstoff pro Jahr durch erneuerbaren Kohlenstoff aus Biomasse, CO₂ und Recycling ersetzen, um eine Netto-Null-Emission zu erreichen Die bevorstehende Renewable Materials Conference, die vom 23. bis 25. Mai in Siegburg/Köln (Deutschland) stattfinden wird, verspricht eine einzigartige Veranstaltung zu werden und eine Plattform für die Präsentation der beeindruckenden Errungenschaften auf dem Gebiet erneuerbarer Materialien. Die Konferenz bringt Experten, Interessenvertreter und Branchenführer zusammen, um neueste Entwicklungen zu diskutieren und Visionen und Strategien für die Zukunft auszutauschen
7 June 20228 March 2023 Where compostable packaging fits in a circular economy Compostable packaging is popularly seen as an answer to plastic pollution, but while it has a role to play in a circular economy, it is not a silver bullet. Any time a piece of packaging is used once – no matter how it is disposed of – it is single-use. Preventing waste in the first place should be top priority
11 November 202124 November 2021 New insights reveal confusion about sustainable packaging New vox pop study as part of the Usable Packaging project suggest that the concept of plant-based plastics is even less familiar to the British general public
2 November 20209 September 2021 NNFCC joins 43 other signatories in open letter to UK government Signatories are calling for the immediate banning of plastics containing additives to degradation
23 July 202021 July 2020 Compostable materials market booms in Italy Country has recently invested in a new extended producer responsibility scheme for compostable packaging called Biorepack
17 June 202012 June 2020 UK associations call on government to ban oxo degradable plastics As the UK is now in the process of revising legislation on the use of plastic packaging, now is the time to act
19 March 202016 March 2020 European Commission takes aim at ‘greenwashing’ in new circular economy action plan The EU’s circular economy action plan goes a long way in setting out an agenda on sustainable products
16 March 20208 December 2020 BBIA responds to Tesco’s packaging strategy According to a recent study published by University College London, 84% of consumers prefer to purchase products in compostable packaging
23 May 201918 May 2019 The reinvention of bio-plastics: New kids on the block Bio-plastics industry is looking into the use of non-food crops (2nd and 3rd-generation feedstock), such as cellulose, with a view to develop new materials
17 May 201913 May 2019 UK compostable packaging market poised for tenfold increase by 2025, new report finds Study showed an abundance of renewable bioresources that could supply the biochemicals needed to produce low-carbon biopolymers for the compostable packaging market
5 April 20192 April 2019 Industry experts query whether bioplastics can solve the plastic pollution problem at sustainability conference Biodegradable plastic market in the UK is set to grow to 200,000 tonnes by 2030, out of a volume of 2.3 tonnes of plastic in circulation
1 February 201929 January 2019 UK-based Vegware expands composting collection service Composting Collective – a collective solution for Vegware on the go
13 November 20188 November 2018 Bioeconomies aim to become a beating heart of local communities, both rural and urban Biobased industries, which currently account for 8% of the EU’s workforce, could create one million new green jobs by 2030
1 June 201829 May 2018 Andy Sweetman: Why the plastic free aisle could be good for the industry Futamura’s Andy Sweetman believes that plastic free aisles would encourage innovation and not signal the downfall of plastics
31 March 201630 March 2016 Compostable coffee cups present solution to single-use cups in foodservice environments Vegware setting up new trade waste routes all around the UK for compostable packaging and food waste
9 November 20156 November 2015 First study on economic impact of bio-plastics industry to the UK presented by the BBIA at the House of Lords The analysis produced by CEBR shows that a proper legislative framework would enable the development of a UK bio-plastics sector with 35,000 jobs and £2 billion of gross value added to the economy, considering packaging alone