POLYMEER Project

Last week, the POLYMEER Project consortium gathered in Ghent, 🇧🇪, for its second meeting since the project kick-off 👋 Over two days, partners shared progress, toured facilities, and aligned on the steps toward the project objectives. 💡🌾#POLYMEER is building a sustainable value chain using #BrewersSpentGrain (BSG) to produce #biobased plastics for agricultural films, brewery packaging and automotive textiles. Read all the details of our consortium meeting on our website 👉https://ow.ly/oaaO50VATSj First results are emerging, stay tuned! #Polymeer #Sustainability #Bioplastics #CircularEconomy #EUFunded #Innovation #BSG

🍺 Cheers from Leuven! On 8 April, Ombretta Marconi from Università degli Studi di Perugia presented a poster on the POLYMEER project at the Trends in Brewing Conference in Leuven, Belgium. This year’s theme, “Innovations in products and processes”, was the perfect backdrop to showcase how we are turning brewers’ spent grain (BSG) into sustainable #bioplastics. #POLYMEER stood out as a bridge between traditional #brewing and circular #bioeconomy solutions. A big thank you to everyone who visited our poster and shared their insights! 🌱♻️ #Sustainability CircularEconomy #Innovation #EUFunded

🌟 Our General Assembly in Ghent is over! Today we changed the location and we were hosted by Normec OWS. During the first part of the morning, Marius-Febi Matei and Noemi Nodari from Gate2Growth conducted a workshop about Intellectual Property Rights. We learned about the different types of IPR such as patents, copyrights and trademarks, and the implication for POLYMEER Project 📑 Later, our hosts Steven Verstichel and Eveline Beeckman gave us a tour of their facilities and showed us the work they do at Normec OWS. 👏 We are excited to continue our work towards the success of #polymeer! #biobased #polymer #copolymer #sustainability #EUfunded #EUProject

📢 Yesterday we had our General Assembly in Ghent, Belgium! The day began with a presentation of the project by our coordinator Assunta Marrocchi, followed by a description of the work done in WP1 working in the fractionation of wet #BSG into fractions to produce bio-based #polymers, co-polymers and polymer blends. We had the opportunity to do a very interesting tour facility at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant 🏭 Finally, all partners presented the work that has been done in every work package since the start of the project. Stay tuned, as today there is still some work to do! 🙌 #polymeer #biobased #copolymer #brewing #sustainability #EUProject

📍 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩: 𝐆𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐑’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫! On 10–11 April, the POLYMEER consortium will gather in Ghent, Belgium, for our next Consortium Meeting and General Assembly – a two-day event focused on advancing our mission: transforming brewers’ spent grain (BSG) into sustainable bioplastics ♻️ 🗓️ Day 1: 🔬 Coordinator and WP1 updates 🏭 Facility tour at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant premises 🤝 WP updates 🗓️ Day 2: 👥 General Assembly 💡 IPR workshop 🏭 Facility tour at the Normec OWS premises We look forward to two days of collaboration and insight towards a circular, bio-based future! 🌱 #Bioplastics #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #EUFunded #Polymeer

🔬 Innovation meets impact at Polymers 2025! POLYMEER will be participating in the third edition of the #Polymers International Conference, which will be held in Albufeira, Portugal 🇵🇹 from 16 to 18 April 2025. The conference will run in parallel with the Composite 2025 and 3Bs Materials Tech 2025 Conferences. The event brings together leading voices in polymer science and sustainable materials to explore the latest advances and #innovations in polymer chemistry, physics and technology, as well as the different applications of polymers for biomedicine, energy and the environment ♻️ 🌱 POLYMEER, represented by Next Technology Tecnotessile, will present its work on converting brewers’ spent grain (BSG) into #bioplastics, advancing solutions for the agricultural, packaging, and automotive textile sectors. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/djT78r-y #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #EUFunded #Polymeer

🙌 Today, the #CBEInfoDay took place in #Brussels and our partners from Zabala Innovation Europe attended representing POLYMEER Project. The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) play an important role in funding innovative, #sustainable, and circular #biobased industries across Europe 🌾🍃 From learning about proposal submission and evaluation to understanding call management rules and best practices for writing a successful proposal, the #CBEInfoDay offered relevant information for those looking to contribute to Europe's bio-based transformation. 🔗 Read more about CBE JU’s impact and how it aligns with our mission: https://ow.ly/o3Af50VtSRZ #CBEJU #CircularBioeconomy #BioBasedInnovation #POLYMEER #Sustainability #Innovation

📅🎊 International Zero Waste Day! Yesterday, the 30th of March, we commemorated the global initiative of #ZeroWaste, aimed at shifting our production and consumption habits. 🥗 By embracing sustainable practices and evolving towards a circular economy, we can make a significant impact on waste #prevention and #reduction. At LOMARTOV SL, we are working on different initiatives to preserve and protect resources for a cleaner future: 🌾 POLYMEER Project: Turning agricultural by-products into valuable feedstocks with innovative processes, creating high-performance and sustainable bioplastics. 🍅 FunTomP: Reformulating Mediterranean foods from agricultural waste to provide consumers with nutrient-rich, sustainable alternatives. These innovative initiatives help us to learn how to reduce waste and inspire more opportunities. Let’s keep working towards mindful #consumption and waste reduction! 🙌

𝐀 𝐛𝐲-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥! 🍺🌱 𝟑𝟗 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 (BSG) are produced every year, most of which is 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. But what if this agricultural by-product could fuel the future of bioplastics? At POLYMEER, we convert BSG into bio-based plastics to:  ♻️ 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 🌾 Replace 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 🌍 Diminish the 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 of plastics Imagine a world where 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. This is POLYMEER’s vision! 🔎 Find out more about bioplastics and #POLYMEER: https://lnkd.in/dDzStgtK #GreenInnovation #Bioplastics #SustainablePlastics #CircularEconomy

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖! ⏳🌱 With 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 surpassing 𝟒𝟏𝟎𝐌 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 in 2023, the urgency for sustainable alternatives has never been greater. Bioplastics, made from 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧, offer a promising way forward. 🔬 Studies show that the use of 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬, such as brewers’ spent grain (BSG), in the production of bioplastics can 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟖𝟎% compared to the production of conventional plastics! At POLYMEER, we are developing 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐜𝐨-𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬. ➡ Find out more about bioplastics here: https://lnkd.in/ejHRWvJr #GreenInnovation #Bioplastics #SustainablePlastics #CircularEconomy