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About BBIA
The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) represents companies involved in the production of biodegradable polymers and finished products for the benefit of the environment. Our members’ activities span a wide range of sectors and applications, providing a range of sustainable solutions that benefit both businesses and individual consumers. BBIA aims to develop the circular bioeconomy in the UK, promoting markets and production of bio-based and biodegradable chemicals, their transformation into consumer and other products and materials. With increasing pressure to keep fossil fuels in the ground, bio-based alternatives can bridge the gap to meet demand. This can be done through the use of starch and glucose derivatives, as well as fibre reinforcements, including flax, hemp, sisal, jute and wood regenerated cellulose. The production of new biomaterials is opening up opportunities, creating jobs and wealth in the new green economy.

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Free Exporting is GREAT webinars from the Department for International Trade

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The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced that, starting this week, it will be running a range of free Exporting is GREAT webinars to help businesses know certain things they should consider when preparing to export. The series of bespoke webinars aimed at UK-based businesses that have little or no experience of exporting. From 18 November […]

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£2.6M IBioIC studentships to boost skills in UK bioscience

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BBIA member the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has been awarded a total of 27 four-year studentships to be allocated over the next three academic years – 17 to focus on industrial biotechnology (IB) and bioenergy and a further 10 to develop world-class underpinning bioscience. Funding for the studentships comes from the Biological Sciences Research […]

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The 40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, 2016-17

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Member Spotlight: Snow Business looking for continued packaging sustainability improvement

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Founded in 1983 Snow Business is the world’s biggest supplier of winter special effects to the film and television industry. Chances are you won’t have heard of us but it’s a dead cert that you will have seen our work and our products. Some years all the snow in every single advert at Christmas will […]

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UK and Colombia announce £20m bioeconomy research programme

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Scottish bioeconomy gets £1.5m funding boost

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Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Network (LBNet) funding opportunities: POC and BIV

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The LBNet Proof Of Concept (POC) call is now open. The deadline to submit POC proposals is 11 November 2016. This funding call will be for projects focussed on feasibility studies and development of enabling technologies for the establishment of lignocellulosic biorefineries in the UK (funding value of up to £100K per project).  LBNet has commissioned a landscape […]

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Innovate 2016

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Innovate 2016, the UK’s leading innovation conference, exhibition and networking event bringing together those needing and providing funding, connections, support and international business opportunities, takes place in Manchester next month. The conference, hosted by the Department for International Trade and Innovate UK, will be taking place on 2-3 November at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. As […]

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Norwich aspires to be ‘pioneer plastic-free city’ with disposables ban

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Germany could call for removal of EU recycling targets

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