On Friday 27 January, the European bioplastics industry welcomed the roadmap for an EU strategy on plastics, announced by the European Commission in its 'mini-package' on the circular economy, which was presented on 25 January, which it sees as both a compulsory step and an opportunity to stimulate alternatives to fossil fuels (see EUROPE 11712).
Bioplastics refers to plastics produced from agricultural by-products or plastic bottles and other used vessels by means of micro-organisms.
The...