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Bio2Foam: A Sustainable German-Queensland Bioeconomy Solution

A collaborative research project between Queensland and Germany to turn agricultural by-products into bio-based polyurethane foam for automotive and outdoor purposes is underway.

Bringing together Research and Industry

The Queensland-Germany Bioeconomy collaborative science program brings together Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH), Queensland industry partners, Licella, and Lextra; and German industry partners Grammer and Vaude.

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Plastics are an important part of our life. The use of these materials occurs in almost all areas of our daily life, from packaging for food, medical and communication technology to technical applications like in automobiles. Also, the important guiding themes of the future like lightweight design or electric mobility are not imaginable without plastics.

By far the major part of these plastics is based on fossil resources. Fossil resources, however, are considered unsustainable because of their finite nature and the severe environmental impact of their extraction and combustion after use.

As part of a joint Australian-German bioeconomy, the Bio2Foam project is therefore developing a novel sustainable bio-based polyurethane (bio-PUR) foam from agricultural waste (sugarcane bagasse) for use in the automotive and outdoor sports industries.

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Bio2Foam - Christmas Holidays News We wish everyone a peaceful Christmas holiday and a joyful start to the New Year. Here’s to a successful and exciting 2026! Read more Bio2Foam Partnership Strengthened Through Australian Field Visit In October 2025, representatives from Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH) and the German industrial partner VAUDE, visited their Australian counterparts to deepen collaboration on the Bio2Foam project. Read more Bio2Foam goes German Week Brisbane 2025 The Bio2Foam project contributed in a panel discussion to the Science and Innovation Day of the German Week Brisbane 2025. Read more
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A Sustainable German-Queensland Bioeconomy Solution

The Queensland-Germany Bioeconomy collaborative science program brings together Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH), Queensland industry partners, Licella, and Lextra; and German industry partners Grammer and Vaude.

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