1. Creative Innovation in Traditional Industries Open Days 2008

2. 2 Lower Austria

3. 3 Content  Creativity strategy  Why bioplastic?  Market volume  Project history and involved parties

4. 4 Creativity Strategy  Create a vision  Fix a timetable  Convince people  Invite companies  Build up a network  Go international

5. 5 Why Bioplastic? millions of years one year

6. 6 Global Market Volume PackagingBuildingCarElectricalFurnitureHouseholdAgricultureMedicalOthersTotal mio.t/pa 82,562,522,517,511,37,56,23,7536250

7. 7 EU – Packaging Market Raw materialPPPETPSPAPVCOthersTotal 1000 tpa7.960321863424114017012.513

8. 8 EU – Packaging Market 2015 Raw materialPPPETPSPAPVCBioplasticTotal 1000 tpa8500400075025015060014.250

9. 9 Project History and Involved Parties Global producers of biopolymers Public Politician SME with LOI Research Organization EU Global producers of standard polymers Environmental support organization like WWF Project Owner Project Team SME without LOI ISO Competitors non EU Community Services e.g. waste collection

10. 10 Creativity Strategy

11. 11 Why Bioplastic? New Opportunities New materials for technicians to develop new products. Materials are manufactured from natural products. Strengthens regional companies in niche markets. Increase regional employment. Strengthens position of agriculture industry Market Potential Bioplastic market is rapidly increasing >15%/y. Austria has a strong worldwide position in plastic. Expected market share for Austria within EU ~ 10%. Market leaders for agriculture are located in Austria. Carbon Footprint Bioplastic has currently ~30% better carbon footprint in comparison to oil based plastic. In the future it will be possible to increase this through new technologies. Knowledge A main target in our project is to know the technology in all fields behind bioplastic e.g., - production technologies for raw materials - manufacturing technologies - end of lifetime handling for used materials