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FAQ JUN 2017 INDEX European Bioplastics e.V. Mari
enstr. 19/20 10117 Berlin phone fax European Bioplastics e.V. I - ABOUT EUROPEAN BIOPLASTICS.................................................................................................................... - When was EUBP founded and who are its members? - What is EUBP’s vision and mission? - How can I become a member of EUBP and what are the benefits of a membership? e-mail web II - GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING BIOPLASTICS..................................................................................... - How does EUBP define bioplastics? - What are the advantages of bioplastics? III - THE BIOPLASTICS MARKET........................................................................................................................... - What are the main characteristics of the bioplastic market? - How large is the bioplastics market – currently and in future? - Are bioplastic products fully penetrating the plastics market? - Can a sufficient supply of bioplastics be guaranteed? - Can fossil-based plastics be completely substituted by bio-based plastics? - What are the economic advantages of bioplastics? - How many people are employed in the European bioplastics industry today? - How many jobs could be created in the bioplastics industry in Europe until 2030? - Are bioplastics more expensive then conventional plastics? - Where are bioplastics already being used? - Are bioplastics applied in mainly short-lived products? - Which retailers and brandowners are already using and selling bioplastics? - How accepted are bioplastic products by consumers? IV - MATERIAL, PROPERTIES AND TECHNOLOGY............................................................................................ - What are bioplastics made of? - What types of bioplastics do exist and what properties do they have? - Is there a certain percentage threshold value that marks the minimal bio-based carbon content / bio-based mass content in a product/material to be called bioplastics? - Are the properties of bioplastics equal to those of conventional plastics? V - SOURCING OF FEEDSTOCK.............................................................................................................................. - Why does the bioplastics industry use agricultural resources? - How much agricultural area is used for bioplastics? - Is there competition between food, feed and bioplastics regarding agricultural area? - Is the current use of food crops for the production of bioplastics ethically justifiable? - Will there be sufficient agricultural area in the world to sustain production of food, feed, fuel and bioplastics? - Is the use of non-food feedstock feasible? - Are GMO crops used for bioplastics? - How can the industry support the supply of sustainable feedstock? Marienstr. 19/20, 10117 Berlin +49.30.28 48 23 50 +49.30.28 48 23 59 info@european-bioplastics.org www.european-bioplastics.org 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 VR 19997 Nz, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, USt-IdNr. DE235874231 HypoVereinsbank Rosenheim, BLZ 711 200 77, Konto 6356800, IBAN DE26 7112 0077 0006 3568 00, BIC/SWIFT HYVEDEMM448 2