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Editorial<br />
dear<br />
readers<br />
Organising our first bio!CAR conference on biobased materials for automotive<br />
applications in parallel with the COMPOSITES<br />
EUROPE trade fair was an experiment – and it showed<br />
us that there is room for improvement… All in all, however,<br />
as the inaugural edition of a brand new conference,<br />
bio!CAR <strong>2015</strong> was a success. Read more about<br />
this event on page 8.<br />
The first highlight topic of this issue is Fibres / Textiles<br />
with a number of really interesting articles that run<br />
the gamut from PLA twines to PLA‐fibre recycling,<br />
from piezoelectric fibres to fibres in automotive applications,<br />
and much more.<br />
This edition also includes a comprehensive review of<br />
the challenges and very latest developments regarding<br />
Barrier issues. As the sheer number of articles<br />
reveals, this is a highlight topic that obviously hits the<br />
nerve of the packaging industry.<br />
And because of the many people interested in<br />
biobased plastics who are still concerned that<br />
biobased materials production may compete for<br />
land with food production, we once again address the Basics<br />
topic of Land use. Independent experts confirm that, even with the expected<br />
growth rates for bioplastics, there is more than enough agricultural land<br />
available for both food/feed and materials.<br />
bioplastics MAGAZINE is honoured to present the five finalists of the 10 th Global<br />
Bioplastics Award on pages 10 – 11. The Bioplastics Oskar will be awarded<br />
to the winner during the 10 th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin,<br />
Germany on November 5 th , <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
As always, we’ve rounded up some of the most recent news items on materials<br />
and applications in the present issue to keep you on top of the innovations<br />
and ongoing advances in the world of bioplastics.<br />
bioplastics MAGAZINE Vol. 10<br />
ISSN 1862-5258<br />
News<br />
PHA from sugar beet | 7<br />
Sep / Oct<br />
<strong>05</strong> | <strong>2015</strong><br />
Highlights<br />
Fibres / Textiles| 12<br />
Barrier materials | 36<br />
Basics<br />
Land use (update) | 48<br />
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