The current
\ngeopolitical situation once again emphasizes why the EU no longer should be
\ndependent on countries such as China, Russia and the US for energy and
\nmaterials, but needs to stand on its own two feet as soon as possible. This
\nneed also applies to plastics, which are one of the most widely used materials
\nin the EU. These are now mainly imported from Asia and the US. This offers
\nopportunities for the border region of Germany and the Netherlands. A region
\nwith a traditionally strong plastic producing and processing industry that is
\ncurrently struggling and has been shrinking in recent years. <\/p>\n
A promising
\noption to offer the plastics industry in the Germany-Netherlands border region
\ngrowth potential again is a switch to the production of bioplastic PHA from
\nwaste streams from the agro-food sector. This production is independent of
\n(imported) oil, ensures a sustainable and circular use of waste streams and
\ncontributes substantially to the realization of a low-CO2 economy.<\/p>\n
The
\nImPHAct! project aims to ensure that the project partners, together with other
\nregional partners, can realise a full-scale PHA value chain (TRL8) in the
\nborder region of Germany and the Netherlands within 3-5 years after the end of
\nthe project. This will allow the border region to play a pioneering role in the
\nproduction of bioplastic PHA in the EU, with an estimated turnover in the EU of
\n€39.50 billion in 2035.<\/p>\n
To achieve
\na full-scale PHA value chain, ImPHAct! focuses on 2 essential matters. First,
\non the further development of the technology into an optimized and stabilized
\nPHA production process (TRL7). In addition, on accelerating the market
\nacceptance of PHA by demonstrating to producers, processors and users of
\nplastics that PHA is an economically viable, technologically scalable and
\nsocially acceptable alternative. See appendix 1. This project thus contributes
\nto strengthening the research and innovation capacity of the
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