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- Issue 03 | 2013
Reliable and transparent
Compared to conventional plastics, the bioplastics market is a fairly young one. Currently, there is no common systematization for bioplastics statistics available. The consequence: Diverse reports ... - Issue 03 | 2013
Market studies
The nova-Institute carried out the study ‘Biobased Polymers in the World; Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020’ in collaboration with renowned international ... - Issue 03 | 2013
Biobased: Lose the hyphen
Look at this issue of bioplastics Magazine and you will see nearly all things bio are not hyphenated. They are one single word, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, biopolymer, biorefineries, and ... - Issue 06 | 2012
Compostable Bioplastics Packaging in Germany
Some thoughts and considerations about the change in the legal framework conditions - Issue 03 | 2012
Marketing Your Biobased Commitment to Consumers
Communicating the benefits of biobased content is often tricky. Biobased represents all of green marketing’s traditional challenges – including greenwash — but has additional, unique challenges all ... - Issue 05 | 2011
A Global Race for Land
Will it be biofuels or bioplastics that win the global race for land? - Issue 03 | 2011
Level Playing Field for Bio-based Chemistry and Materials
Policy paper on Bio-based Economy in the EU - Issue 02 | 2011
Comments regarding Cereplasts Symbol Competition
European Bioplastics, in general, supports the idea of creating a logo for bioplastics for use in the US market. - Issue 02 | 2006
Pro composting / Pro energy recovery
Bioplastics represent a new class of materials with advantageous origin mostly from renewable resources and with advantageous recovery qualities. Both, energy recovery (incineration with exploitation ... - Issue 03 | 2007
Careful use of terms like “Biodegradable and compostable”
In the world of packaging, bioplastics are one of the most exiting innovations. The consumers seem motivated for “greener“ shopping and like the idea of biopackaging… . - Issue 04 | 2007
Biopolymers as an option for sustainability – Quo vadis?
Sustainability has become the new buzzword in our modern and environmentally aware society. Government authorities, organizations and companies all over the world are increasingly coming up with ... - Issue 02 | 2008
Be careful what you wish for...
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can be a useful tool for evaluating a product’s net environmental impact. But don’t assume it’s going to be easy, or that you will get the answer that you want. - Issue 02 | 2009
End of Life Options for Biodegradable & Compostable Biopolymers
In our modern consumer society especially for short life cycle products, their end of life phase becomes a key issue and providing as many flexible and environmentally friendly recovery options as ... - Issue 05 | 2009
A new Cradle-to-Cradle Approach for PLA
Galactic is a Belgian company involved in the world of green chemistry with its lactic acid being produced by fermentation of a biomass such as beet or cane sugar. Lactic acid is used in different ... - Issue 03 | 2010
How to Measure the Bio-based Content
In different committees in Brussels there is an ongoing discussion about how to define and measure the bio-based content of bio-based materials and products. Examples are the CEN/BT/WG 209 M/429 ... - Issue 04 | 2010
The Bio-Based Discussion
Lately, methods for determining the renewable content of bio-based materials and products have been the subject of debate. - Issue 05 | 2010
Sustainability Counts Through the Life Cycle
Fossil-fuel-derived plastics are non-renewable, often threaten public health, have devastating impacts on marine life, and increase reliance on imported fossil-fuel-based feedstocks in many countries. - Issue 06 | 2010
Targets for Bio-Based Products
The European Hemp Association (EIHA) welcomes and supports the discussions on European targets for different bio-based products, such as bio-polymers, bio-lubricants, and certain chemical building ... - Issue 06 | 2010
The End-of-Life of Bioplastics
About Bioplastics PRO EUROPE (Packaging Recovery Organization Europe), the umbrella organisation for the packaging and packaging waste recovery schemes which mainly use the ‘Green Dot’ ...