The last dance of the EFFECTIVE project

On 16 February 2023, at the EU House in Ljubljana, the final event of the EFFECTIVE project happened. 12 companies from seven European countries presented prototypes of products from new biomaterials, which we might be able to use in our daily lives in the next years.

Prototypes of swimwear, bike pants, bio-nylon carpets and food packaging from bio-based polyamides and bio-polyesters were developed by the Effective consortium, which includes Aquafil as the leading partner, Bio-Mi, Sudzucker, LCE, Circe, Carvico, Balsan, VAude, H&M and Novamont, manufactured by H&M, Vaude, Balsan, Carvico and Novamont, and Circular Change as the communication project partner.

The new biomaterials are the result of years of cooperation by a strong international consortium of European organisations and external partner Geno from the USA. The result represents an important innovation based on the principles of the circular and bioeconomy. From here on, opportunities are being opened up for the creation of new value chains in the field of biomaterials for various industries, such as textile, automotive, food, construction, and for various packaging solutions.

The final stakeholder event was dedicated to celebrating innovation in sustainability and circularity. It focused on the presentation of the outcomes of the projects and enabled discussion with local stakeholders that attended on what are circular biobased opportunities to foster these industries in Europe and to foster the results of project EFFECTIVE after the project to co-create a circular biobased future. More than 70 attendees participated in the final event of the project.

The event was organized by the lead communication and dissemination partner Circular Change and moderated by Ms. Ladeja Godina Košir.

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