A journeytothebioeconomyfuture! with a suitcase packed with great products with asuitcasepackedgreat Picture: © AGRANA, Tatjana Figl-Wolfsberger Picture: © Sulapac Picture: © WISELIFE Picture: © Woodio Picture: © PaperFoam Picture: © NaKu Picture: © Lenzing AG, Richard Ramos Picture: © PaperFoam Picture: © NaKu Picture: © PaperFoam Picture: © NOWASTE GmbH Picture: © Luxhome Picture: © Woodcast Picture: © Vibers Picture: © BIOTREM Content: A suitcase made from sugar cane and sugar beet: Suitcase Heavy 4048 OR- 1 GANIC LINE A plastic bottle made from corn: NaKu Bottle 2 A compostable bioplastic bag: NaKu Bag 3 A wood brick: Luxbrick 4 A compostable bioplastic bag and it’s raw materials:AMITROPLAST® and 5 AGENACOMP® A coffee cup made from wood and other natural resources: treecup 6 Egg carton made of potato starch & cellulose fibers: PaperFoam – Kipster 7 eierdoos Phone tray made of potato starch & cellulose fibers: PaperFoam – We Care 8 Tray Deutsche Telekom Seed bomb made of potato starch & cellulose fibers: PaperFoam – Kabloom 9 Seed Bom Straws made from apples: WISELIFE 10 Plates made from wheat: Wheat bran plates from BIOTREM 11 Biobased material for injection molding: UPM Formi 3D 12 A plant pot made from miscanthus: Plant pot from Vibers 13 A cosmetic tin made from wood chips: Sulapac – biodegradable cosmetic 14 tin Wood-based casting material: Woodcast 15 Wood-based sinks and bathroom furniture: Woodio 16 From wood to fiber: TENCEL™ branded Lyocell Fibers from Lenzing 17 An edible spoon made out of residuals from food production: Spoonie 18 choc Recyclable ball pens made from flax: Biowert pens 19 Bioplastic clothes hook made from grass: Biowert clothes hooks 20 Thermobox made of straw: Landbox® 21 It’s time to travel! The Bloom bioeconomy suitcase Congratulations - you´ve been chosen to join us on a journey into the future! What?! Don´t worry, we´re not going to connect you to a strange-looking time machine with electric sparks buzzing through a web of wires, but still we will see something of the future. The funny thing is, the future is already here today. Somehow - not completely, but we´re get- ting there. Today, we´ll peek inside a different kind of time machine, a suitcase filled with items that might look and feel like the products we´ve been using for years, except that they are slightly different: they don’t harm the environment. Our case has been packed with what is known as biobased products. Hmmn?! These are products that are made mostly from plants and other natural or recycled raw materials. This is different from many of the household products that we use today, made from fos- sils that the earth will run out of, in the future. And extracting these fossils from earth harms our environment, and gambles with our future. Yet there are many companies that are investing in innovative technologies that bet on replacing traditional fossil-based raw materials with renewable biobased resources in the products they make. We´ve put together a suitcase filled with many of these biobased pro- ducts that we know will ensure a greener environment and a thriving future. This brochu- re that you are reading now, will tell you more about what these products are and how they are wonderfully different from the ones we know from our lives today. Come join us in safeguarding our future. What will you pack in your suitcase the next time you travel? About BLOOM Bloom is an EU Coordination and Support Action implemented from 2017 to 2020. The project aims at bringing together partners from across Europe to debate, communica- te, and engage the public in the potential of bioeconomy. An economy based on biomass promises to foster a circular economy and to enhance climate change mitigation, while reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Bioeconomy covers a broad range of sectors, from agriculture and the agrifood industry, to fisheries, forestry, biorefineries, chemistry and (bio) energy – but despite its many appli- cations, it has yet to enter into the public consciousness as an exciting solution to societal challenges. Picture: © WAG A suitcase made from sugar cane and sugar beet: Suitcase Heavy 4048 ORGANIC LINE This Product is made of: Glucose, natural waxes, minerals Share of renewable raw materials 93%, climate-neutral (closed CO2 cycle), recyclable, non-biodegradable Short product description: The material has received several awards as ARBOBLEND® from TECNARO, which has been awarded with the Green Brand Germany seal. It‘s based on glucose, natural waxes, minerals and natural fibres. The glucose, from sugar cane and sugar beet is not in compe- tition with food. The ORGANICLINE cases consist of 93 % renewable raw materials and are recyclable. Company name: WAG Company website: www.wag.de 1 Picture: © NaKu A plastic bottle made from corn: NaKu Bottle This Product is made of: PLA (polylactic acid made from sugar) and Bio-PE (cap) Short product description: The NaKu Bottle is made of renewable resources, is compostable and recyclable. It’s suita- ble for beverages, food, cosmetics and detergents. The bottle is free from plasticisers like phtalates, bisphenol A, BHPF or antimony. Company name: NaKu e.U. Company website: www.naku.at 2 Picture: © NaKu A compostable bioplastic bag: NaKu Bag This Product is made of: Mainly corn starch Short product description: The NaKu bag is made of at least 50% renewable resources, is compostable and recyclable. It’s free from harmful substances and keeps groceries fresh for a longer period of time, which helps reduce CO2 emissions! Company name: NaKu e.U. Company website: www.naku.at 3 Picture: © Luxhome A wood brick: Luxbrick This Product is made of: Made of wood, with several wooden layers and panels which are all formaldehyde-free. Short product description: The Luxbrick is a modular wall system that is especially designed for straightforward, do- it-yourself and affordable building projects. Its 25cm thickness is perfect for low-energy housing and its special folding system can easily be dismantled and re-used. Company name: Luxhome Company website: www.luxhome.at 4 Picture: © AGRANA, Tatjana Figl-Wolfsberger Picture: © AGRANA, Tatjana A compostable bioplastic bag and it’s raw materials: AMITROPLAST® and AGENACOMP® This Product is made of: Thermoplastic Starch: AGENACOMP ®: corn & biopolyester AMITROPLAST ®: wheat & corn Short product description: Besides the AGENACOMP ® 100% compostable bio-plastic bag, in the suitcase we have also inclu- ded samples of the material from which the bag is made (AGENACOMP ® starch material sam- ple). Moreover, we have included two different AMITROPLAST ® starch material samples (based on wheat and corn). From this starch, several bio-based products such as plant pots, bags, or food trays can be made, and it can be used for 3D printing. Company name: AGRANA Stärke GmbH Company website: www.agrana.com 5 Picture: © NOWASTE GmbH Picture: © NOWASTE A coffee cup made from wood and other natural resources: treecup This Product is made of: Starch, glucose, lignin (tree resins), vegetable oils, waxes and mineral fillers. All materials are free from any toxic substances (BPA free) Short product description: Reusable cup made of natural resources. Company name: NOWASTE® GmbH Company website: www.nowaste.eu 6 Picture: © PaperFoam Egg carton made of potato starch & cellulose fibers: PaperFoam – Kipster eierdoos This Product is made of: Potato starch, cellulose fibers Short product description: PaperFoam trays are made by injecting starch and fibers into molds. The products are 4 stars Biobased (certified by TüV and US department of Agriculture), home and industri- al compostable (certified by TüV) and paper recyclable (certified by UL). Due to the low weight and the Biobased ingredients, the carbon footprint of the product is about 50-90% lower than that of comparable egg cartons. The product runs easily on Moba egg packa- ging machines. Company name: PaperFoam b.v. Company website: www.paperfoam.com / www.kipster.farm 7 Picture: © PaperFoam Phone tray made of potato starch & cellulose fibers: PaperFoam – We Care Tray Deutsche Telekom This Product is made of: Potato starch, cellulose fibers Short product description: PaperFoam trays are made by injecting starch and fibers into molds. The products are 4 stars Biobased (certified by TüV and US department of Agriculture), home and industri- al compostable (certified by TüV) and paper recyclable (certified by UL). Due to the low weight and the Biobased ingredients, the carbon footprint of the product is about 50-90% lower than that of comparable packaging trays. The We Care department of Deutsche Tele- kom uses the tray to package the reconditioned phones that they sell. Company name: PaperFoam b.v. Company website: www.paperfoam.com / www.telekom.de/unterwegs/we-care 8 Picture: © PaperFoam Seed bomb made of potato starch & cellulose fibers: PaperFoam – Kabloom Seed Bom This Product is made of: Potato starch, cellulose fibers and contains flower seeds Short product description: PaperFoam trays are made by injecting starch and fibers into molds. The products are 4 stars Biobased (certified by TüV and US department of Agriculture), home and industrial compost- able (certified by TüV) and paper recyclable (certified by UL). This fun and creative product is bound to spread sustainability - Guerrilla Gardening grenades filled with flower power poten- tial. Join forces with nature to transform unloved spaces with a blast of life and colour! Filled with an explosive mix of organic peat-free compost and wildflower or herb seeds.