Our News
IBioIC funding and research opportunities
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre has announced a number of new funding and research opportunities for the coming months. Future Leaders Fellowships The next round of the Future Leaders Fellowships scheme is open with an extended closing [...]
€100m funding available for European bio-based sector
The seventh BBI JU Call for proposals is open across 16 different topics until 3 September 2020, closing at 17:00 CET. €102 million will be made available for projects working on the development of new sustainable [...]
Defra announces delay to plastic straws ban
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the introduction of its ban on plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers will be postponed until October 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [...]
BBIA features in The Behind The Story Podcast
BBIA Managing Director David Newman appeared on The Behind The Story Podcast episode 'It's All Connected' hosted by John Higginson this week to discuss the connection between man and nature and lessons that can be [...]
Six nominees announced for ‘Bio-based Material of the Year 2020’
The six nominees for 'Bio-based Material of the Year 2020' have been announced, with the winner being revealed at the 13th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, which will be taking place online over 12-13 May [...]
Future Leaders Fellowships scheme funding available
The next round of the Future Leaders Fellowships scheme is now open. Supported by Innovate UK, the Future Leaders Fellowships provide funding and support to businesses looking to turn high-impact research and innovation into reality. Through [...]
Message from Ecospray on BBIA Board Director Philip Charlton Smith
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Ecospray Chief Executive and BBIA Board director Philip Charlton Smith, who died on Tuesday (24 March) after a long battle with lung [...]
Vegware supports foodservice sector during coronavirus outbreak
Compostable packaging specialist and BBIA member Vegware has offered its support to the foodservice sector during the coronavirus outbreak. Vegware is still fully operational despite lockdowns across the world to prevent the spread of the [...]
Vegware celebrates compostables ahead of Global Recycling Day
Compostable packaging specialists and BBIA member Vegware has revealed its continuous growth since it began in June 2017 ahead of the 3rd Global Recycling Day (18 March). Between June 2017 and the end of 2019, [...]
Call for innovations: Bio-based Material of the Year 2020
The nova-Institute will once again award 'Bio-based Material of the Year' to novel or innovative bio-based materials and products at the International Conference on Bio-based Materials in Cologne, Germany, on 12-13 May 2020. From a [...]
Press release: BBIA responds to Tesco’s packaging strategy
Tesco has recently issued an updated series of guidelines on the preferred materials and formats that it will accept as packaging. In these updated guidelines Tesco has included all compostable materials in its 'Red list' [...]
On the Web
Global resource consumption passes 100 billion tonnes a year
The global economy is consuming 100 billion tonnes of materials a year for the first time ever – but reuse of resources has gone into reverse, according to a new report. Launched [...]
Germany backs €3.6bn plan to support bioeconomy and bio-based products
“While we need to import fossil raw materials, renewables just grow around the corner in our meadows, fields and forests.” The German government has set out plans to accelerate its low-carbon transition [...]
TIPA CEO to talk at Davos 2020
The World Economic Forum will be attended by speakers such as Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump and Angela Merkle in a bid to shape global agendas and work towards a cohesive and sustainable [...]
January 2019 NNFCC Biobased Products News Review
We hope you’ve all had a lovely break over the Christmas holidays and New Year – meanwhile the bioeconomy has remained busy! The plans for a European Green Deal have been unveiled, [...]
The plastic polluters won 2019 – and we’re running out of time to stop them
The beach at Muncar on the island of Java was revolting. The 400-yard wide, mile-long stretch of sand was feet deep in foul-smelling sauce sachets, shopping bags, nappies, bottles and bags, plastic [...]
Bioplastics to play a crucial role in making European Green Deal become reality
European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry, has welcomed the communication regarding the European Green Deal, which was recently published by the EU Commission. The Green Deal [...]