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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.

Posts by BBIA

International project AgriLoop launched to accelerate circular agriculture

Posted on April 3, 2023

Thirty-five academic and private partners from across Europe and China are now working together on the AgriLoop project, which will develop sustainable processes to convert agri-food residues into high-value, eco-friendly products for use in food, feed and bio-based materials. This new collaboration will find new uses for agri-food residues: currently an underexploited resource for both […]

BBIA attends IBIOIC annual conference

Posted on April 3, 2023

BBIA attended the interesting annual conference of the IBIOIC which was held in Glasgow on 16 March. It was particularly impressive to see some of the new technological breakthroughs presented by various Universities during the afternoon session. […]

ICast updates on membership growth and research

Posted on April 3, 2023

ICast, of which BBIA is an associated member, issued its latest newsletter with an update on the growth of membership and research being undertaken at Swindon, led by Bath University. For more see here. […]

Usable Packaging project hailed for ‘exceptional’ results

Posted on April 3, 2023

The consortium in which BBIA is involved for the Usable Packaging project financed by the European Commission CBE JU, completed its reporting on 7 March. The expert reviewers hailed the ‘exceptional’ results of the project and specifically mentioned the dissemination and stakeholder work undertaken by BBIA. Final deliverables are being completed now and we can consider […]

Harriet Lamb welcomed as new WRAP CEO

Posted on April 3, 2023

WRAP welcomed its new CEO Harriet Lamb who started in March. We at BBIA wish her every success in pushing forward the agenda on resource efficiency. […]

UKRI financed Compostable Coalition trials on compostability begin

Posted on April 3, 2023

BBIA members involved in the UKRI financed Compostable Coalition have announced that trials began in March on testing the compostability of 14 tonnes of various compostable products at the Envar facility in Cambridgeshire. Whilst we in the industry have total confidence that these products compost, it is important to demonstrate that time and time again. The […]

Treasury increases Plastic Packaging Tax to £210.82 per tonne

Posted on April 3, 2023

Last month’s UK Budget increased the Plastic Packaging Tax from £200 to £210.82 per tonne. Tragically none of that income to Treasury is hypothecated for the building of plastic waste management infrastructure and will have little impact on improving plastic recycled rates. Meanwhile, unverifiable claims about the 30 per cent ‘recycled’ content of plastics which […]

Legal case on the ban on oxo(bio)degradable plastics heard in Luxembourg

Posted on April 3, 2023

The Court hearing for the legal case taken against the European Commission by Symphony Environmental Ltd for the ban on oxo(bio)degradable plastics introduced in the Single Use Plastics Directive, was held on the morning of 20 March in Luxembourg. The hearing took four hours, and the Court reserved the right to make judgement. Normally this […]

DEFRA issues update on EPR

Posted on April 3, 2023

DEFRA announced its update on the implementation of EPR and data collection which you can find here. It is becoming increasingly clear to industry observers that there is little chance of EPR actually being ready for its supposed starting date of 2024. […]

DEFRA announces £20bn investment for CCUS

Posted on April 3, 2023

DEFRA has been busy issuing a whole series of new policy announcement related to the energy transition. These include a £20bn investment fund for CCUS. But wouldn’t it be better to stop emitting carbon rather than attempting to capture it with technologies totally unproven and very expensive to implement? […]