20 September 202419 September 2024 Interview with the Renewable Carbon Plastics Magazine on PEF, Avantium’s FDCA flagship plant and the PEF World Congress The editors of the Renewable Carbon Plastics Magazine answer questions about Avantium and its FCDA-flagship plant, the PEF World Congress and more
12 June 20245 June 2024 8th PLA World Congress again a great success All about innovation, applications, markets, and end-of-life of PLA was the foundation of a successful 8th PLA World Congress on May 28 and 29
28 May 202428 May 2024 Join the first PEF World Congress in October 2024 The European project PEFerence is proud to support the Renewable Carbon Plastics Magazine in organising the very first PEF World Congress, which will take place in Düsseldorf (Germany) on 30 and 31 October 2024 (with Online Livestream)
7 September 20234 September 2023 bioplastics Magazine: 100. Ausgabe erscheint unter neuen Namen “Renewable Carbon Plastics” – Alex Thielen neuer Chefredakteur Die Macher des „bioplastics Magazine“ wollen nun berücksichtigen, dass Pflanzen oder biogene Abfallströme nicht ohne Alternativen sind
29 August 202323 August 2023 Exciting Careers in the Bioplastics Industry The increased adoption and production of bioplastics can create jobs across various sectors - from research and development to manufacturing and production, there are attractive careers that are interesting to pursue
25 May 202317 May 2023 bioplastics MAGAZINE on the Plastic. Climate. Future. podcast In mid-April, Alex Thielen, editor of bioplastics MAGAZINE sat down with Mateusz (Mat) Wielopolski and John Sewell who host the podcast Plastic. Climate. Future. to talk about bioplastics MAGAZINE, the concept of renewable carbon and bioplastics overal
27 February 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), February 2023 Lets take a look at what happened in February 2023 at RCI
16 January 202312 January 2023 bioplastics MAGAZINE will soon rebrand under the new name “Renewable Carbon Plastics” Editorial focus will include topics of CCU and Advanced Recycling in the context of plastic materials
24 October 202219 October 2022 Bioplastics basics book now in 5 languages Now in its third edition, the book written and published by Michael Thielen – Editor in Chief of bioplastics MAGAZINE – is available not just in English and German, but also in Chinese, French, and Spanish
28 April 20219 September 2021 New Process to Recycle Waste Polyurethanes Using Enzymatic Degradation This circular loop which combines biotechnology and chemistry could be repeated a very large number of times
26 February 202123 February 2021 bioplastics MAGAZINE is celebrating its 15th Anniversary Due to the pandemic we can't party. But we have a gift for you
2 September 202028 August 2020 GO!PHA proudly looks back at the first year and looks forward to what is coming GO!PHA publishes first annual report to inform our members and wider public about our past, current and future activities
17 March 202018 March 2020 Aviation fuels, CO2-based fuels and chemicals, PtX and CCU need conferences and meeting places for exchange – especially in times of the corona virus. Unfortunately, nova won’t be able to hold the major conferences in Cologne next week due to general event bans in Germany: 1st European Summit on CO2-based Aviation Fuels (in cooperation with IASA), 23 March 2020 and the 8th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers, 24 – 25 March 2020
9 December 20196 December 2019 Bio4Self project captures the 2019 Global Bioplastics Award Consortium of research institutes and companies collaborating on a project to develop self-reinforced composites based on PLA fibres
14. Global Bioplastics Award 2019: Bio4Self gewinnt mit selbstverstärkten Verbundwerkstoffen auf Basis von PLA-Fasern Internationales Konsortium unter Beteiligung von Centexbel, Fraunhofer ICT, dem Institut für Textiltechnologie der RWTH Aachen und 13 weiteren Partnern hat einen selbstverstärkten Verbund aus Polyactid (PLA) entwickelt
14 November 201912 November 2019 Finalists for 14th Global Bioplastics Award 2019 announced! The "Bioplastics Oskar" will be presented this year for the 14th time in succession
14. Global Bioplastics Award 2019: Finalisten veröffentlicht Der "Biokunststoff Oskar" wird am 3. Dezember 2019 während der 14. European Bioplastics Conference 2019 in Berlin an den Gewinner vergeben
2 August 201928 July 2019 Rustark commences construction new bioplastics plant at SEZ Lipetsk Russia-based Rustark, located in the Special Economic Zone Lipetsk, has started construction of its new production plant
11 April 201910 April 2019 Toys are a natural fit with bioplastics Toys made of plant-based plastics was premise of the inaugural bio!TOY conference that took place on 27 and 28 March 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany
bio!Toy: Spielwarenwelt und Kunststoffindustrie im Dialog – Erfolgreiche Premiere zeigt Perspektiven der Entwicklung Spielzeug aus pflanzenbasierten Kunststoffen war Hauptaugenmerk der bio!TOY-Eröffnungskonferenz am 27. und 28. März in Nürnberg
5 March 20195 March 2019 bio!TOY – 1. Conference on biobased plastics for toys 27-28 March 2019, Nuremberg "ToyCity", Germany
bio!TOY: 1. Konferenz über Spielzeug aus biobasierten Kunststoffen Die 1,5-tägige Konferenz findet statt am 27. und 28. März 2019, in Nürnberg, Deutschland
7 December 20186 December 2018 Aakar Innovations win the 13th Global Bioplastics Award Indish company enables women to produce and distribute affordable, high-quality, 100% compostable sanitary napkins
27 November 201822 November 2018 Bioplastics Award 2018: Bekanntgabe der Finalisten Der Preis wird am 4. Dezember 2018 anlässlich der 13. European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin verliehen
14 November 20189 November 2018 UK judge finds the case for oxo-degradable plastic ‘compelling’ A commentary by bioplastics MAGAZINE
24 September 201824 September 2018 Quo vadis PHAs? Vor allem die Kunststoffpolitik wird über ihre Zukunft entscheiden Kongressbericht zum „1st PHA platform World Congress“, 04.-05. September in Köln, Deutschland (Autor: Michael Carus, Geschäftsführer nova-Institut GmbH)
18 September 201824 September 2018 Quo vadis PHAs? Plastics politics, in particular, will decide their future Congress report on the “1st PHA platform World Congress”, 04-05 September in Cologne, Germany. Author: Michael Carus, CEO nova-Institute
13 July 201812 July 2018 1st PHA-platform World Congress The 1st PHA-platform World Congress will address the virtues and challenges of the new PHA-platform and will be held at September 4th and 5th in Cologne, Germany
1 December 201729 November 2017 And the winner is …Maip Srl Italian company earned the Global Bioplastics Award for a newly developed PHBH-Compound for ABB Light switch covers
26 July 201725 July 2017 Biocomposites, wood and natural fibres as well as bio-based polymers at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2017 Composites going green
Bio-Verbundwerkstoffe, Holz- und Naturfasern sowie bio-basierte Polymere auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE 2017 Composites going green
22 June 201720 June 2017 interpack 2017 presented many new bioplastic packaging solutions More than 30 bioplastics companies presented their products and innovative bio-based materials
6 March 20172 March 2017 Oxo-degradable plastics increasingly under fire in Europe European Bioplastics claim that it is important to clearly differentiate between different concepts
11 January 2017 News from nova research: GreenPremium and EU Ecolabel Findings summarized in Bioplastics MAGAZINE
9 January 20174 January 2017 A good start for 2017: Let’s start measuring all plastics along the same yardstick! What is needed in the bioplastics economy is not more, but better communication
7 December 20165 December 2016 Rethinking Plastics – Einblicke in die Biokunststoffmaterialien der Zukunft 11. European Bioplastics Konferenz in Berlin zieht 300 Experten aus aller Welt an
‘Rethinking Plastics’ – Insights into the bioplastic materials of the future 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts 300 experts from around the world
2 December 20161 December 2016 Sweet success: new bioplastic candy wrapper from Mars wins 11th Global Bioplastics Award European Bioplastics Conference became an excellent event with rousing discussions about policy in promoting bioplastics
16 November 201614 November 2016 Tecnon OrbiChem coverage of Bioplastics/SusPolyUrethane conferences Summary of experts coverage about two recent biopolymers conferences
12 May 201611 May 2016 PLA in the Biobased Economy bioplastics MAGAZINE is organizing the 4th PLA World Congress
17 December 20159 September 2021 Sexy low cost raw material: plastics made from CO2 Carbon dioxide as chemical feedstock
3 December 20152 December 2015 Green Bag Conference 2016 Markets and Policy Solutions – 08-09 March 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne
12 November 201510 November 2015 Mitsubishi Chemical and Sharp capture the 2015 Global Bioplastics Award For the tenth year in a row, the Global Bioplastics Award recognizes innovation and excellence in the development of bioplastics products, services and processes
11 November 201511 November 2015 Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015 +++ Final programme released +++ Already 130 participants +++ Just 14 days left +++
Bioplastics are key to unlock Europe’s potential for a ressource-efficient economy 10th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts more than 350 experts from around the world
EU: Biokunststoffe sind Schlüsseltechnologie für eine ressourcen-effiziente Wirtschaft 10. European Bioplastics Konferenz zieht mehr als 350 Experten aus aller Welt an
5 November 201530 October 2015 Bioplastics Award 2015 – Finalisten bekannt gegeben Innovative Ideen, Produkte oder Serviceleistungen für den Einsatz von Biokunststoffen
7 October 201515 February 2018 Successful debut of bio!CAR conference Conference aimed to reflect the trend towards the increasing use of biobased polymers and natural fibres in the automotive industry
25 September 201525 September 2015 FNR präsentiert Bioverbundwerkstoffe – auf der COMPOSITES EUROPE und auf der bio!CAR Gemeinschaftsstand „Bio-based Composites“ mit NFK und WPC für innovative Produktlösungen
15 September 201512 September 2015 Preliminary programme of this year’s European Bioplastics Conference announced 10th edition of the conference will take place on 5/6 November 2015 in Berlin