GO!PHA collaborates with 5 other organisations to raise awareness for harmful "natural polymer" definition

GO!PHA, in collaboration with other like minded associations Renewable Carbon Initiative, European Bioplastics, EuropaBio - the European Association for Bioindustries, and EDANA, the voice of nonwovens provided feedback and recommendation to the European Commission on Section 3.2.1.3 of the Microplastics amendment to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation. We welcome this inter-association collaboration to work towards maintaining and encouraging innovation and growth in the EU for natural polymers that are circular, sustainable and renewable and are an important part of the #circulareconomy.

GO!PHA, together with our members, provided feedback to the European Commission earlier on this amendment. One of our viewpoints; PHA is being commercially produced today through microbial fermentation, similar to the way they are produced in nature. Therefore industrial PHA are also natural polymers in a similar fashion to industrially produced cheese, wine and beer that are all considered natural.

GO!PHA is a platform for learning, creating, and sharing experiences and knowledge on PHA biopolymers and to facilitate the growth and proliferation of the PHA Industry and its downstream markets.