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The French bioplastics market is valued at over €800 million.

Bioplastics accounted for around 1% of total plastics production.

Europe is a key player in bioplastics production, with a quarter of the world's capacity, and Asia continues to lead production, with 45% of bioplastics manufactured.

Regulatory changes are encouraging the development of bioplastics by banning certain plastic products and imposing higher levels of plant-based materials.

Recycling bioplastics and the mixture of materials that cannot be processed by traditional systems remains highly complex.

Trends in demand for bioplastics on the French market

Packaging remains the dominant sector, accounting for over half of all bioplastics used.

Demand is driven by a heightened awareness of environmental issues and the search for more renewable, environmentally-friendly materials.

France accounts for around 3% to 4% of the global plastics industry's sales.

The French market offers significant growth potential.

Bioplastics can now be found in everything from automotive components to everyday items such as plastic bags.

One of the driving forces behind this trend is the packaging sector, which accounts for over half of the world's bioplastics consumption.

french regulations are gradually phasing out single-use plastics and supporting the development of bioplastics.

Bioplastics industry players

  • Total and Corbion: Corbion, a global market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives and lactides, based in the Netherlands, aims to drive the industry forward with products based on polylactic acid (PLA) derived from renewable sugarcane resources.
  • Braskem: originating from Brazil, Braskem presents itself as a petrochemical powerhouse that has gone green thanks to its biosourced production.
  • Novamont: Italian innovator and full-fledged player in the bioplastics industry
  • Akro-Plastic: dual expertise in traditional plastics and bioplastics embodies the transformation path taken by many large-scale manufacturers.
  • Vegeplast: medium-sized specialist company, based in France
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1.1 Presentation and definition

Bioplastics are a very broad category of plastics with special characteristics. A bioplastic is either biosourced that is to say, using manufacturing materials from biomass (sweet potato, sugar cane, etc.), or biodegradable i.e its decomposition reaches 90% after being in contact for six months with micro-organisms (bacteria, algae, fungi), oxygen, moisture or heat. Bioplastics may be both biosourced and biodegradable.

It is possible to use bioplastics at the same time during manufacturing :

  • Disposable plastic objects
  • Non-disposable plastic objects

The applications are numerous since bioplastics are present in many everyday objects (car parts, plastic bags...). The bioplastics market is currently in strong global growth This is encouraged by the desire of manufacturers to find solutions that are more renewable than traditional plastics and more environmentally friendly.

The French market is also booming with regulations concerning plastics that continue to evolve and should support the growth of the sector. The many applications and innovations in bioplastics should also contribute to sustainable growth in the sector for the coming years.

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