POLYMEER at the Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering 2025
Last week, Sanchi Luthra from the University of Twente presented a poster entitled “Polyphosphoester-Polycaprolactone Copolymers: Controlling Microstructures and Hydrolyisis Rates”, co-authored with Timo Rheinberger, Mark Hempenius, Hubert Gojzewski, and Frederik R. Wurm, at the Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME) 2025 Conference in Catania, Italy. The poster showed the progress made in the development of […]
EU legislation and the plastics industry: a pathway to sustainability
The European Union (EU) has long been a global leader in environmental policy, adopting legislation to drive sustainability across industries. The plastics sector needs to adapt to new policies aimed at reducing plastic waste, promoting circularity and minimising its environmental impact. This article explores how EU legislation is shaping the plastics industry, the challenges companies […]
POLYMEER 2nd Consortium Meeting in Ghent, Belgium
On April 10-11, the POLYMEER partners gathered in Ghent, Belgium, for their first in-person meeting since the project’s kick-off. The event was hosted by two of our Belgian partners, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP) and Normec OWS. Day 1 – Project updates and progress The first day of the meeting took place at […]
Shaping the future of sustainable bio-based industries
On April 3, 2025, the POLYMEER project participated in the CBE JU Info Day in Brussels, a key event for gaining insights into the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) 2025 call for proposals. The event brought together industry experts, researchers and policymakers to discuss how bio-based innovation can drive Europe’s transition to a […]
POLYMEER has been featured in BBC News
POLYMEER has received significant recognition as it was recently featured in a BBC article highlighting our innovative uses of brewers’ spent grain. This underscores our project’s critical role in pioneering sustainable solutions and advancing the circular economy. A revolutionary approach to brewer’s spent grain Brewers’ spent grain, a major by-product of the beer industry, has […]
Turning agricultural waste into sustainable bioplastics
The environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution continues to escalate, emphasising the urgent need for innovative and sustainable alternatives. A recent scientific review highlights the potential of agricultural and food waste as a viable source for bioplastic production. This aligns directly with the mission of POLYMEER, dedicated to developing a new bio-based value chain for […]
Bioplastics Trends in 2024
Bio-based plastics are made in whole or in part from biologically derived raw materials rather than fossil fuels. They can be made from primary feedstocks, such as maize and rapeseed, or secondary feedstocks, such as agricultural waste and cooking oils [1]. Those developed in the POLYMEER Project will be based on brewers’ spent grain (BSG), making […]
POLYMEER kicks off to transform brewers’ waste into bioplastics
The POLYMEER project will establish a sustainable bio-based value chain for bioplastics Funded by the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking HORIZON programme under Grant Agreement No. 101157411, POLYMEER will run for 48 months from 1 September 2024. The project has received 4.9M€ of funding and involves 14 partners from 8 countries, coordinated by the Università […]