Open-Bio Project overview – Scope and Milestones

What is Open-Bio  Opening bio-based markets via Standards, Labelling and Procurement  Start:  Project duration: 3 years  Part of the FP7-KBBE work programme  Funded by EC, total budget 8,05M€  Follow-up and alongside earlier initiated KBBPPS project 27/11/20152

Goals  presents insight into overall sustainability and applicability of bio-based products via tailored- to-demand product information (in a database) and a recognizable label  specific standards and EU Directives cover some aspects, but goal is to develop generally applicable concepts  overall assessment system (standards, tool, label and product information list or sheet) which is scientifically valid and focussed on bio-based products 27/11/2015 Open-Bio: Opening bio-based Markets via Standards, Labelling and Procurement 3

Objectives 1. Standard test method for bio-based content measurement 2. Test methods for mechanical, chemical, thermal and other functionalities of the major bio-based products. 3. Standard test methods on biodegradability in soil, fresh water and marine environments 4. Horizontal test methods for centralized composting, for home and farm composting and for biogasification 5. Define improvements of the Ecolabel criteria as to make them compatible with bio-based product criteria in accordance with developed standards on functionality and sustainability 6. Interaction tool for B2B and B2C exchange 27/11/20154

Open-Bio: Opening bio-based Markets via Standards, Labelling and Procurement Partners 27/11/20155

Work packages 27/11/2015 Open-Bio: Opening bio-based Markets via Standards, Labelling and Procurement 6 WP 1 : Project Management (NEN) WP 2: Dissemination (NOVA) WP 3: Bio-based content and sustainability impacts (ECN) WP 4: Functionality testing (Wageningen UR -FBR) WP 5: In situ biodegradation (AUA) WP 6: Managed end-of-life options (OWS) WP 7: Labelling (NOVA) WP 8: Product information list (FNR) WP 9: Social acceptance (Wageningen UR-LEI)

Link with others  Continuous exchanges with CEN (TC 411, TC 19, TC 61, etc.)  Reach out / discussions with ISO, ASTM, SAC, ABNT, etc., but also KBBE Forum, Transatlantic Trade Agreement and Bio-triangle AU-CA-EU.  Industry (associations) in questionnaires and workshops  Consumers and public procurement officers in questionnaires and interviews  Laboratories in studies and Round Robins 27/11/2015 Open-Bio: Opening bio-based Markets via Standards, Labelling and Procurement 7

 Portal for all information on BBE  Parts on standardization and research  CEN/TC 411 and other CEN work  KBBPPS, Open-Bio and other research projects  Other … November 27, Open-Bio: Opening bio-based markets via Standards, Labelling and Procurement

Contacts Ortwin Costenoble MSc. Open-Bio Project manager NEN - Netherlands Standardization Institute Vlinderweg 6 | P.O. Box 5059 | NL-2600 GB Delft T +31 (0) E | I Lara Dammer Open-Bio Dissemination manager Nova-Institut T +49 (0) E November 27, Open-Bio: Opening bio-based markets via Standards, Labelling and Procurement