Europe\u2019s current position in producing bio-based polymers is limited to a few polymers. However, new developments and investments are foreseen: the first European industrial-scale PLA plant by 2014, the introduction of future PET production facilities by 2015, recent developments in the commercialization of bio-based PBT and further advancements in the field of high-value fine chemicals for PA, PUR and thermosets production.<\/b><\/p>\n
Although Europe shows a strong demand for bio-based polymers, production tends to take place elsewhere, namely in Asia and America. The European Union\u2019s relatively weak position in the production of bio-based polymers is largely the consequence of an unfavourable political framework for the industrial material use of biomass.<\/p>\n
The European market data present the latest findings of production capacities of bio-based polymers in Europe based on the market study published by the nova-Institute in spring this year and its continuously updated database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":425,"template":"","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[47],"product_tag":[263],"renewable-carbon":[64],"publication-type":[70,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-422","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-markets","7":"product_tag-msbiopolymers13","8":"renewable-carbon-bio-based","9":"publication-type-reports","10":"publication-type-commercial-reports","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"downloadable","15":"virtual","16":"sold-individually","17":"taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"bundle_layout":"","bundled_by":[],"bundled_items":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",679,960,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics-106x150.jpg",106,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics-212x300.jpg",212,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",679,960,false],"large":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",679,960,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",679,960,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",679,960,false],"qubely_landscape":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",530,750,false],"qubely_portrait":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",226,320,false],"qubely_thumbnail":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",71,100,false],"mega-menu":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",191,270,false],"blog-teaser":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics-380x245.jpg",380,245,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics-100x141.jpg",100,141,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",679,960,false],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics-200x200.jpg",200,200,true],"sow-carousel-default":["https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13-02-15-MS-Bioplastics.jpg",129,182,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Marla Carus","author_link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/publications\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Europe\u2019s current position in producing bio-based polymers is limited to a few polymers. 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