{"id":126833,"date":"2023-05-19T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=126833"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:15:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:15:27","slug":"ceresana-bioplastics-market-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/ceresana-bioplastics-market-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceresana: Bioplastics Market Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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How much biobased content do bioplastics really contain? More and more, this is becoming a mathematical question: Biomass-based polymers are increasingly being added to conventional petroleum or natural gas plastics. Legislators and certification bodies decide at which organic content and with which properties these \u201cbioattributed\u201d or \u201cmass-balanced\u201d materials may be sold as bioplastics. In any case, demand for alternative plastics is high, and \u201cbio\u201d versions are now available for virtually all grades and applications. This is the eighth time that Ceresana has investigated the dynamically growing global market for \u201cgreen\u201d polymers: Analysts expect revenues generated with bioplastics to increase to around USD 11.4 billion by 2032.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compostable Plastics for the Circular Economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So far, there is no generally accepted definition and no uniform labeling for bioplastics. The European Union Commission published conditions for bioplastics in November 2022. They should have \u201ca positive impact on the environment, rather than exacerbating plastic pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss\u201d. According to this, the biomass for bioplastics should \u201ccome from sustainable sources,\u201d preferably organic waste and by-products. Products that \u201ccould be carelessly discarded\u201d should not be allowed to be labeled as \u201cbiodegradable\u201d. Petrochemical oxo-degradable plastics, which break down into small pieces when exposed to air and light, have already been banned in Europe since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ceresana\u2019s current bioplastics market study primarily examines thermoplastics made from renewable raw materials that are biodegradable, i.e. can be decomposed by microorganisms in nature or at least composted in industrial plants. PHA from sugar and TPS from starch, for example, are biobased and biodegradable. However, there are also plastics made from biogenic raw materials that are not compostable, for example PEF made from fructose or bio-polyethylene based on sugar cane. The market study also covers petrochemical biodegradable plastics \u2013 such as PCL, PBAT or PBS. Notincluded here, however, are biobased elastomers, thermosets, natural fiber-reinforced plastics (NFRP), and composites such as wood-plastic composites (WPC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Packaging Made from Polylactic Acid and Starch<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to the EU Commission, bioplastics should preferably be used in durable products. However, today they are commercially successful mainly in applications where compostability is important: The most important sales market for biopolymers is the packaging industry, which currently processes almost 60% of all bioplastics. Ceresana expects the highest growth over the next few years in the bags, sacks and pouches division. Biodegradable plastics, particularly polylactic acids<\/a> (PLA) and starch polymers, currently account for 68% of the total bioplastics market. For this product group, Ceresana\u2019s current market study forecasts further growth of 11.7% per year up until 2032. Biobased but non-biodegradable plastics, such as bio-polyethylene, PET or PA, are expected to increase at lower rates of 7.8% per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Study in Short:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 1 <\/strong>of the study provides a comprehensive presentation and analysis of the global market for bioplastics \u2013 including forecasts up to 2032: For each region, the development of demand (tonnes), revenues (USD and EUR) and production (tonnes) is indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the application areas of bioplastics are examined individually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n