BBIA spoke at the Industrial Biotechnologies Leaders Forum on December 14th making the case for policies which help create marketplaces for innovative materials. The IBLF is headed by BBIA Vice Chair Paul Mines who is appointed by the Minister for BEIS. […]
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BBIA welcomes two new members to its fold: Erthos based in Ontario Canada, a start-up biopolymer producer; CPG- Central Plains Group, whose associated company in Ukraine is readying the production of biopolymers from potato starch. Good to see lots of new capacity coming to the market. […]
The EFRA Committee in Parliament has issued a new consultation on soil health, which can be found here. It closes on February 3rd and BBIA will be responding with evidence on the pollution to soils from agricultural plastics. […]
UCL has released a study (3 November) on the ability of packaging marked ‘compostable’ to break down, saying that 60 per cent of compostables are not fully compostable at home. The study found that the public is ‘confused about the meaning of the labels of compostable and biodegradable plastics’. It suggests – to avoid packaging […]
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BBIA responded to the BEIS consultation reviewing net zero policies which closed on 27 October, calling upon the Government to recognise the role of bioeconomy practices to reduce fossil carbon use. A copy of our submission is available upon request. […]
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BBIA member Oceanium is developing sustainable seaweed-based materials to replace carbon-intensive and resource-intensive products that have limited end-of-life solutions. It is currently developing four prototypes from sustainably farmed seaweed, including a leather-like material and ink/coatings, which have functionality for a range of in-demand applications and have filed a patent for the material formulation. Sign up to its […]
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The final programme for the Usable Packaging Stakeholders event on 9 November in Rimini, Italy has been announced. The event will open at 10:00 am with an overview of the initial aims and objectives of the project, set out by José María Lagarón (CSIC-IATA). It will close with a panel discussion on ‘End-users perspective: thoughts […]
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The Usable Packaging project has issued an open letter to European institutions, namely the European Commission, calling for better recognition and support for the bioeconomy. Underscored by CEO of Google Eric Schmidt’s declaration that the “next big thing is the bioeconomy”, the letter highlights its growth across Europe and draws attention to discrepancies in legislative […]
The BBIA has contributed to an article featured in the New Statesman raising awareness about how “plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and the environment”. The article comes as part of BBIA’s continuing discussions with other pressure groups on this issue. The article can be found on page eight of the newspaper’s 16-22 September […]
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In its summer newsletter, BBIA member OCEANIUM highlighted a series of positive developments in the last few months. OCEANIUM secures IUK Grant for further R&D on Seaweed Proteins OCEANIUM’s third IUK Smart Grant – called SMART III – officially launched on 1 July. Funded by Innovate UK, the key aim is to develop functional protein […]
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