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31 August 202328 August 2023

Avantium awarded €0.76 million EU funding for its participation in the Rebiolution project

This programme aims to design and synthetize biobased and biodegradable polyester blends based on FDCA to be used as plastic coating for food packaging and for mulch films for agricultural applications


16 May 202212 May 2022

WASTE2FUNC’s logistics platform will collect and convert food waste into bioplastics

BBI-JU invests in WASTE2FUNC


5 April 202230 March 2022

Enmat Y1000P PHBV certified OK Biodegradable Marine

After 12 weeks a part with a thickness of 52 micron was 100% disintegrated - tests were carried out by OWS Belgium


2 December 202129 November 2021

New updated version of the poster on Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes

In this new version of the poster, a further biodegradable polyester "polycaprolactone (PCL)" has been added, which can be compounded with a large variety of biodegradable polymers


19 August 202116 August 2021

A European Project will unlock the potential of feathers to foster circularity in agriculture

A new European funded collaborative project, UNLOCK, was launched on 1 May to generate new value from a waste stream that contains nearly 90 % keratin, a valuable protein that can be a source for biodegradable materials.


18 June 202110 September 2021

Fashion for Good Launches The Renewable Carbon Textiles Project

The project brings together key industry players to investigate, test and validate the solutions provided by innovators in the PHA polymer space


6 May 202118 June 2021

Poster update: Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments According to Established Standards and Certification Schemes

The biodegradation of materials is a complex process that depends mainly on the environmental conditions in which the materials end up after their use. Additionally, only a handful of polymers will be able to biodegrade in different environments.


15 January 202112 January 2021

Nexe Innovations edges closer to commercial-scale production of biodegradable coffee capsules

Canadian manufacturer has developed and is now seeking to further commercialize its fully compostable coffee capsules


28 July 202024 July 2020

Developing new circular materials from safe bio-based building blocks

New library of biobased materials will bring the circular ambitions of the European Union a step closer


1 July 202030 June 2020

Circular High-performance Aza-Michael Polymers as Innovative materials Originating from Nature

Recovery, chemical recycling and organic recycling (with the option of controlled energy recovery) are the end-of-life options planned for the design of products using CHAMPION polymers


14 January 20199 January 2019

Should you put your food waste in a compostable plastic bag?

Researchers estimating that compost from bio-waste plants in Germany add billions of microplastic particles to the environment every year


24 August 201722 August 2017

Citruspack project, a combination of circular economy and packaging, starts at Aitiip facilities

Aim of the project is to demonstrate that sustainability and efficiency can be applied to agricultural and industrial practices


30 January 20171 February 2017

SuperBIO developed its first new and innovative value chains!

The news cross-boarder and cross-sectional industrial value chains: paper pulp, citrus peel and crab waste


23 January 20179 September 2021

Research identifies potential of CO2 reuse in Flanders

With carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), the carbon cycle is closed and CO2 is no longer a waste stream


7 December 20166 December 2016

‘Rethinking Plastics’ – Insights into the bioplastic materials of the future

11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts 300 experts from around the world


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


27 October 201527 October 2015

Can the Bioeconomy Deliver Solutions for the Global Microplastic Problem?

Release of microplastics into the environment is a topic of major concern


Hat die Bioökonomie Lösungen für das globale Mikroplastikproblem?

Die Freisetzung von Mikroplastikpartikeln in die Umwelt ist Gegenstand großer Besorgnis


30 September 201530 September 2015

New Study on Microplastics in the Environment: Which Sources Are Relevant?

The study evaluates for the first time the relevance of different sources of microplastics for marine protection in Germany


Studie veröffentlicht: Welche Quellen für Mikroplastik in der Umwelt sind relevant?

Die Studie bewertet nun erstmals die Relevanz unterschiedlicher Quellen von Mikroplastik für den Meeresschutz in Deutschland


25 September 201424 September 2014

Three manufacturers of oxo-degradable plastics take exception to projected OWS study

In their opinion, no extra study is needed to verify whether their materials biodegrade, or whether they do not


Biokunststoffe fördern ein ressourceneffizientes Europa

9. European Bioplastics Konferenz mit vielseitigem Programm 2014


Bioplastics – driving a resource efficient Europe

9th European Bioplastics Conference – Programme out now!


22 September 201426 September 2014

Oxo-degradable plastics: do they biodegrade? In search of a definite answer

OWS, IKT-University Stuttgart to set up a multi-client project aiming to find a “once and for all”


19 August 201418 August 2014

OWS & IKT: Multi-client study on Oxos

Comprehensive laboratory test programme planned


22 July 201422 July 2014

Mikroplastik in der Umwelt: Kongress zeigt Lösungen auf!

Die Vorträge der Veranstaltung sind ab sofort zum Download verfügbar


19 February 201418 February 2014

A smart way to combat plastic waste

Use of bioplastics for waste prevention in the agriculture by Metabolix


7 February 20146 February 2014

Plastikmüll sinnvoll bekämpfen

Einsatz von Biokunststoffen von Metabolix zur Abfallvermeidung in der Landwirtschaft


16 January 201415 January 2014

New European Project to Develop a New 100% Compostable Material for Micro-irrigation Systems

Four companies to explore a solution to manage the plastic and the green waste in a composting plant


5 November 20134 November 2013

OWS publishes new study regarding biodegradable and oxo-degradable plastics

Very few positive biodegradation results for oxo-degradable plastics could not be repeated


20 December 201225 July 2014

EU research project on algae-based polymers kicks off:

SPLASH – Sustainable Polymers from Algae Sugars and Hydrocarbons


7 November 2012

Bioplastics still on the rise

7th European Bioplastics Conference demonstrates the future potential of the industry


15 October 201225 July 2014

EU research on bio-based product standards kicks off:

KBBPPS project focuses on biomass content, functionality and biodegradability


13 September 2012

Study finds Ingeo Biopolymer stable in landfills with no statistically significant quantity of methane released

Latest research has shown full sustainability picture of products made from NatureWorks Ingeo

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