24 January 201720 January 2017 Industry endorses plan to recycle 70% of plastic packaging globally New report outlines how a solution could be reached
16 January 201715 January 2017 Here’s a New Year’s resolution we should all make – take “The Challenge”! Perstorp launched its Time to Act campaign at the recent European Bioplastics conference in Berlin
28 June 201627 June 2016 New Plastics Economy initiative launched by Ellen MacArthur Foundation New report provides the first comprehensive vision of a global circular plastics economy
1 April 201614 March 2025 New Plastics Economy: circular, not yet biobased New report first sketches the importance of plastics for the economy and the magnitude of the problem caused by plastic waste
18 March 201617 March 2016 Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plastics Simon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post
8 March 201611 March 2016 A tribute to the 8 women who have distinguished themselves in the bioeconomy in 2015 International Women’s Day
29 February 201626 February 2016 Unlocking the Promise of Bio-Based Plastics Circular economy: a systemic approach to the use of renewable feedstocks and the re-use of materials through recycling
3 February 201628 January 2016 Industry targets recycling for marine debris 118-page report claims that 95 percent of plastic packaging — worth between $80 and $120 billion — is lost to the economy every year
29 January 201628 January 2016 Biokunststoffe nehmen wichtige Rolle in der künftigen Kunststoff-Kreislaufwirtschaft ein Neuer Bericht des Weltwirtschaftsforums und der Ellen-MacArthur-Stiftung
Bioplastics play essential role in future circular plastics economy Says new report by World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation
22 January 201621 January 2016 New Plastics Economy report offers blueprint to design a circular future for plastics By 2050 oceans are expected to contain more plastics than fish
19 November 201517 November 2015 A truly circular economy will massively reduce Europe’s climate impact The climate conference in Paris is only weeks away but the emissions reductions pledges made by countries are far from sufficient
11 November 201510 November 2015 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
17 September 201516 September 2015 A New Way To Make Plastic Organic residual streams containing all necessary ingredients to create biopolymers
14 July 201513 July 2015 In Europe a circular economy could result in overall benefits of 1.8 trillion euro by 2030 Europe can take advantage of the impending technology revolution
15 June 201512 June 2015 EuropaBio and Smithers Rapra confirm agenda for 8th edition of EFIB Themes to range from inspiring new business models, circular economy and creation of markets, issues of financing and funding in addition to the availability of feedstocks, and update on the status and outlook of biobased industries
7 January 20156 January 2015 European Commission to ditch circular economy package Many organisations condemned the actions, as it could lead to a loss of confidence in EU environmental policy
11 June 201410 June 2014 EU seeks common framework for Circular Economy Commission to speed up the process with binding targets for recycling and public procurement