Bio-based plastics can lock away vast quantities of CO2 in durable, recyclable applications and make a real contribution to climate protection. All that is needed for this is the right product design and a functioning circular economy. By focusing more on this approach, the plastics sector has the chance to evolve into a key industry of a green economy.

Furniture and furnishings with a long service life are the ideal applications for bioplastics

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How Bio-Based Polymers Can Help Sequester CO2 for the Long Term

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Different kinds of methods are available for the processing of bead foams. Common to all processes is the welding of the single expanded beads, which can be challenging. A research project shows that the process can also be carried out with blends of PLA and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate PHBV.

Fig. 1. Sintering of the foamed beads takes place between the two melting points of the used polymer, which can be seen from the DSC curve (schematic diagram)

Blends of PLA and PHBV as Replacement for Expanded Polystyrene

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Bio-Based Polymer Alternatives  for Bead Foams

Bio-Fed’s booth will be dedicated to the topic of bioplastics in all their facets, and will be run jointly with Akro-Plastic, AF-Color and parent company K. D. Feddersen.

Bio-Fed‘s K trade fair presentation is dedicated to the topic of bioplastics in all its facets.

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

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kunststoffe.de

Polyethylen

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Organic – both Inside and Outside

Covestro and Alibaba Cloud present an AI-driven sustainability platform that provides information on the carbon footprint and origin of sustainable plastics.

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KI (Künstliche Intelligenz)

Traceability of Sustainable Plastics

As part of the ReBioCycle project, 20 partners that have joined forces for developing and implementing „A new European blueprint for circular bioplastics upcycling solutions“.

 Recycling and Upcycling Solutions for Bioplastics

The start-up Biovox produces recyclable bioplastics from renewable raw materials in medical grade quality for products in the healthcare sector.

The Biovox team with the founders Carmen Rommel (3rd from right.), COO, Dr.-Ing. Vinzenz Nienhaus (1st from right), CTO, and Dr.-Ing. Julian Lotz (3rd from left), CEO.

The start-up Biovox produces recyclable bioplastics from renewable raw materials in medical grade quality for products in the healthcare sector. 

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Bioplastics in Medical  Grade Quality

Global bioplastics production capacity is projected to grow from 2.47 million tons in 2024 to approximately 5.73 million tons by 2029, according to European Bioplastics’ latest market update.

The 19th edition of the European Bioplastics Conference, EBC24, took place in Berlin, Germany, from December 10 to 11.

Bioplastics on the Rise

Sustainability is also increasingly in demand for technical applications. More environmentally friendly PA variants are now available on the market.

Sustainability is also in increasing demand in technical applications.

Polyamide

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Polyamides with Higher Sustainability

Products made from bio-based plastics must undergo the same testing procedures as conventional plastic products to access the market of the European Union (EU). Thereby a health risk for consumers is excluded. Biodegradable or compostable plastics must undergo additional tests.

Biodegradable plastics certified for industrial composting have to meet a fixed limit for heavy metals and other toxic and hazardous substances

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Bioplastics Meet All EU Safety Standards

A decade of successful collaboration between FKuR Kunststoff GmbH and India‘s SKYi Innovations LLP, acting as distributors of the FKuR bioplastics range, has laid the foundation for a promising presence in the Indian market.

Joint Venture SKYi FKuR Biopolymers started production of biodegradable, partially bio-based plastics (left to right): Amit Jagtap (Director SKYi FKuR Biopolymers Pvt Ltd.), Nikhil Kurankar (Head of Operations, SKYi FKuR Biopolymers Pvt Ltd.), Dr. Sachin Jain(Director at SKYi FKuR Biopolymers Pvt Ltd)

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FKuR and SKYi Establish Joint Venture in India

Cellugy’s fermentation platform produces dry cellulose, which replaces fossil-based petrochemical ingredients in personal care products.

Cellugy Secures Funding for Petrochemical-Alternative

Evanesce will begin production of the first 7.5 million drinking straws made from Biodolomer, a limstone-based compostable material, developed and manufactured by Gaia Biomaterials.

The compostable straws can also be used with hot drinks and do not taste of paper.

Compostable Straws Based on Limestone

The right additive can enhance the processing and material properties of biodegradable polyesters. Blending a pair of additives into polyesters leads to much stronger effects.

The additive Vinnex 2525 increases the melt strength of PLA, helping to produce a robust blown film extrusion process and constant film thickness 

Additive Combination Improves Properties and Processability of Biodegradable Polymers

Additive

Teamwork for Better Performance

PEX Pipe Blue is the world’s first pipe portfolio made from PEX with renewable feedstock accredited by mass balance accounting under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC PLUS) scheme.

The pipes are the world’s first variants to be made with ISCC Plus certified bio-based PE-X.

Kunststoff-Rohre

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Rohre, allgemein

Plastic Pipes with 90 Percent Smaller Carbon Footprint

Dupont is adding new, more sustainable grades to the Hytrel TPC-ET product family. Hytrel Eco B is based proportionately on renewable raw materials.

Kautschuk / Elastomere

Thermoplastische Elastomere

TPC with up to 72 Percent Biomass Content

Stroller Portfolio Made with Bio-Based Materials

Neste, Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, and Fibrant partner to enable the first stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials

Specifically, the majority of the strollers’ plastic parts are made using DSM Engineering Materials’ Akulon 100% bio-based B-MB polyamide 6 (PA6), which in turn is made using bio-based feedstock from both Fibrant and Neste. DSM Engineering Materials uses a mass-balancing approach with renewable waste and residue raw material to enable a ~75% PA6 carbon footprint reduction compared to conventional PA6 and up to 24% of the entire stroller. 

Earlier in 2022, Bugaboo announced ambitious targets to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2035. As most of Bugaboo’s impact derives from its Scope 3 emissions, a transition toward lower fossil carbon materials is a key element of the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. This aligns closely with the ambitions of the other partners: DSM Engineering Materials’ ongoing ambition of a full alternative portfolio of bio-based and circular solutions, helping to defossilize the economy as part of its SimplyCircular initiative, Fibrant’s commitment to make the entire value chain more sustainable and Neste’s offering of Neste RE feedstock for polymers and chemicals.

While conventional Akulon PA6 is already an excellent-in-class for carbon footprint, according to the company, switching to Akulon 100% bio-based B-MB PA6 offers a significant carbon footprint reduction compared to conventional PA6 and helps to further de-fossilize the value chain. Used in the entire stroller line, the new material was developed by DSM Engineering Materials in collaboration with its partners Fibrant and Neste. Specifically, Neste provided renewable Neste RE, a feedstock for polymers made 100% from bio-based materials such as waste and residues, which was used to replace fossil feedstock in the value chain. DSM Engineering Materials, Fibrant, and Neste are all ISCC-Plus certified.

With identical mechanical performance and characteristics to conventional Akulon grades, this mass-balanced bio-based Akulon PA6 offers the quality and durability necessary to comply with Bugaboo’s strict safety standards, making it a drop-in substitution while enabling a CO2 reduction of up to 24% per stroller in line with the company’s ambitious ESG targets. Over the course of 2023, Bugaboo will transition its entire stroller portfolio to production with bio-based materials.

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The majority of the Bugaboo Donkey strollers’ plastic parts are made using DSM Engineering Materials’ Akulon 100% bio-based B-MB polyamide 6, which in turn is made using bio-based feedstock from both Fibrant and Neste.

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