Why mandatory bioplastic targets in PPWR and ESPR are needed now
Reindustrialization & growth
Binding targets for renewable solutions will create lead markets for sustainable materials. This creates certainty for investments, secures industrial growth, and enables Europe to reclaim leadership in advanced materials and renewable chemicals.
Strategic autonomy
Europe must reduce its reliance on imported fossil feedstocks and fossil-based plastics from global competitors. Biorefineries and renewable production offer regional solutions, anchoring value chains in Europe and improving supply chain resilience.
Decarbonization at scale
Substituting fossil carbon with biogenic carbon directly reduces emissions at the source, helping meet climate targets. Renewable solutions are essential for hard-to-abate sectors such as packaging, textiles, and automotive especially where the quality of recycled products does not match all requirements or where it is foreseeable that recycled materials won’t be sufficient to meet the demand driven by regulation.
Green jobs
Scaling renewable solutions unlocks a new wave of high-value, future-fit jobs across rural and industrial regions.
Innovation
Catalyzing innovation in materials science, recycling, and product design will lay the foundation for a globally competitive circular bioeconomy.
The path forward
Europe must move from ambition to action. That means:
- Setting a minimum 10% mandatory bioplastics target for packaging in PPWR by 2030
- Establishing a minimum 30% renewable and circular target for synthetic fibers in ESPR for textiles by 2030
- Introducing eco-design criteria for carbon footprint reduction and sustainability certifications in ESPR for tires by 2030
The window is closing. Without decisive action, Europe risks losing the global bioeconomy race along with the jobs, innovation and industrial growth it promises. With the right targets, we can make renewable solutions a strategic growth engine for Europe.