European Bioplastics Board 2013 (L-R: Johnny Pallot, Mariagiovanna Vetere, Jürgen Keck, François de Bie, Stefano Facco, Peter Brunk, Rainer Schweda)

In May, the general assembly of European Bioplastics elected a new board to represent the association and its members for the next two years. François de Bie (Purac) was elected chairman. Mariagiovanna Vetere (NatureWorks) and Stefano Facco (Novamont) are vice-chairpersons.

In assuming his role, de Bie stated: “Bioplastics will help make this world a more sustainable place for now and for our future generations. In our society, many consumers, brand owners and converters are not yet aware of the benefits of bioplastics. In the coming years, European Bioplastics will focus on changing this. Today we are at the brink of the bioplastics revolution and a lot of work still needs to be done.”

Additional members of the board include: Jürgen Keck (BASF), Peter Brunk (Biotec), Rainer Schweda (Braskem) and Johnny Pallot (Roquette).