Extrusion International 4-2022

25 Extrusion International 4/2022  European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board. The EUBP leadership team will be headed by its new Chairperson, Stefan Barot (BIO - TEC) and supported by the new Vice Chairpersons, Lars Börger (Neste) and Mariagiovanna Vetere (NatureWorks). “Never before has our industry re- ceived that much of attention. Eco- nomically and politically, these are piv- otal times, and I’m very pleased to be able to support our industry in my new role as EUBP Chair”, says Stefan Barot. “Crucial EU legislation on bioplastics is expected to be adopted by the end of the year and beyond. This is a great op- portunity to fully acknowledge the role of bio-based and compostable plastics within the circular economy. We wel- come the European Commission’s ini- tiatives to establish a clear and reliable political environment for bioplastics. This is crucial to ensure a continued suc- cessful development of our industry. It also enables bioplastics to contribute to the achievement of the EU’s ambi- tious climate goals, especially a lower environmental footprint”, he adds. Afsaneh Nabifar (BASF SE), Peter von den Kerkhoff (Covation Biomate - rials LLC), Patrick Zimmermann (FKuR), Franz Kraus (Novamont), Paolo La Sco - la (TotalEnergies Corbion), and Erwin Lepoudre (Kaneka) are also members of the new Board, with the latter serv- ing as the Treasurer. European Bioplastics www.european-bioplastics.org New Board Elected ThenewBoardof EuropeanBioplastics (from left to right): ErwinLepoudre (Kaneka), FranzKraus (Novamont), AfsanehNabifar (BASF SE), Lars Börger (Neste), StefanBarot (BIOTEC), PaoloLa Scola (Novamont) and (sitting): Peter vondenKerkhoff (CovationBiomaterials LLC),Mariagiovanna Vetere (NatureWorks), andPatrickZimmermann (FKuR, not on thepicture) (©EuropeanBioplastics)  Without stones, there's no energy transition: mineral fillers help make cars lighter, bioplastics more durable, and wind turbines and solar plants more weatherproof. Insolu- ble additives make many materials, especially engineering plastics, cheaper and suitable for a use in demanding ap- plications. Ceresana has analyzed the filler industry for the sixth time already. The market researchers expect the global filler market to grow at an average annual rate of 4.8%: Demand for natural calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), kaolin, talc, wollastonite, mica, car - bon black and other fillers is expected to reach a volume of more than 80 million tonnes by 2030. The study in brief: Chapter 1 provides a description and analysis of the global filler market - including forecasts up to 2030: demand and revenues of fillers are outlined for each region of the world. Chapter 2 analyzes revenues and demand of fillers for the 16 largest national markets. Demand is broken down into in- dividual applications and product types; the demand of the specific product types is also examined per application area. Chapter 3 provides useful company profiles of the most important filler manufacturers, arranged according to con - tact details, financial data, product range, production sites, brief profile and product types. Detailed profiles are provid - ed by 113 manufacturers. www.ceresana.com/en/market-studies/chemicals/fillers/ Market Study – Fillers