Plastics made from plants? In our everyday life we are faced with a variety of plastics made from biomass. In the supermarket we have the choice to the carry our food home in an eco-friendly bio-plastic bag, but what is this bag made from? BioConSepT is a 13 Mill. EUR EU-funded project which aims to produce consumer goods out of biomass, i.e. plant matter, which is not competing with the food chain. Non-edible fats & oils and wood will be the feedstock (“ingredients”) of the of the 2nd generation biomass process. Additionally, it aims to be 30% cheaper and 30% more sustainable than the corresponding chemical routes or the biotechnology processes starting from 1stgeneration edible feedstocks. more ->