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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 plastic ('bioplastic') from agricultural waste (sugarcane bagasse) for use in the automotive and outdoor sports industries.

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Bio-based polyurethane foam The Bio2Foam project aims to develop a bio-based polyurethane (bio-PUR) foam, a non-degradable polymer derived from renewable raw materials. Read more Bioeconomy Bioeconomy is a concept that grew from research and development of sectors like the life science and biotechnology Read more Sustainability Assessment Sustainability assessment evaluates the environmental, social, and economic impacts of products or processes across their life cycle. Read more Sugarcane Sugarcane is the second most produced agricultural commodity in the world after cereals. It serves as a renewable bio-resource and is mainly cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Read more