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Foreword
European Bioplastics advise that an actionable EU Bioeconomy
Strategy should prioritise the development of a ‘Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan’. They suggest that this plan
should focus on harmonising regulations, incentivising access to sustainable
biomass, enhancing financial support for technological innovation, closing infrastructure gaps, incentivising
access to food waste collection, and increasing market uptake for compostable plastics. Rob Beekers, chair of the
Bio-Based Industries Consortium and Chair of board for the Circular Bio-Based
Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), especially emphasises the need for developing
policies with clearer, stronger and harmonised frameworks.
Many current research projects are geared towards successfully incorporating the circularity aspect within the bioeconomy sector. Valencia-based Aimplas, the Spanish Plastics Technology Centre, is coordinating a project for the development of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based packaging solutions derived from beer production waste. An ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) team has patented an innovative process with low environmental impact to extract high quality oil from bakery waste to be used to obtain bio-lubricants and bio-based plastics. In the project ULTRADREAM, Netherlands-based Wageningen Food & Biobased Research aims to research the use of agricultural side streams and residues for developing novel bio-based polymers with higher rates of biodegradation upon UV-light exposure.
There is a continuous push in innovation and the release of new products promoting sustainability in the packaging sector. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd runs INN-PRESSME Open Innovation Test Bed project which aims to develop novel, sustainable and recyclable solutions based on bio-based plastic or create fibre-based alternatives that can be recycled along with other fibre-based materials...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Business
leader: ‘Europe lacks a clear policy framework for bio-based products’
- European
Bioplastics EU Policy Manifesto
Markets
- Arkema acquires Arc Building Products in Ireland,
specialized in construction adhesives and sealants
- Asahi Kasei Invests
in Artificial Leather Producer
Research & Development
- Scientists
to deliver bio-based solutions to key industry challenges
- Bio-based solutions for a circular economy
Polymers
- Making plastics
biodegradable by UV-light
- Raise a glass: Aimplas producing bioplastics from beer
production waste
Chemicals
- UBQ launches new
bio-based additives and modifiers line to decarbonize packaging and supply
chains
- HeiQ unveils a 100% biobased
probiotics-infused textile technology
- More...
Consumer Products
- Revolutionizing
Sustainable Bakery Packaging
- Hyosung launches new
certified sustainable textile solutions at ISPO
Patents
- EIP launches Decarbon
Discounts to support clients whose innovations mitigate climate change
- Innovation:
ENEA patents method for a high-quality oil from confectionery waste
Events
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