european bioplastics elects new boardberlin, 21 may 2013. on 16 may 2013, the general assembly of european bioplastics elected a new board to represent the association and its members for the coming two years. françois de bie purac was elected as chairman. mariagiovanna vetere natureworks and stefano facco novamont are vicechairpersons.at the beginning of his term as chairman of european bioplastics françois de bie says &ldquobioplastics 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.&ldquo further members of the board are jürgen keck basf, peter brunk biotec, rainer schweda braskem, and johnny pallot roquette. with an annual growth rate of more than 20 percent, the biopolastics industry is developing dynamically in a number of application fields. already today, bioplastic materials and products can be found in the packaging sector, in the toys and textile industry, in automotive or consumer electronic applications and in agriculture and horticulture. you can find pictures of the new board as well as more information on our websitehttpen.europeanbioplastics.orghttpen.europeanbioplastics.orgpresspresspicturesboardandmanagement
