International Business Directory for Innovative Bio-based Plastics and Composites: iBIB 2011
In spring 2011, iBIB2011, the first ever international directory of major suppliers of bio-based plastics and composites, will be published as a means of opening up a range of new customers to companies in the bio-materials sector.
The aim
The aim of iBIB2011 is to put industrial suppliers and customers in contact with each other. Two major characteristics of new markets such as bio-based plastics and composites are ’insider knowledge’ and a lack of transparency, which prevent the sector from developing as quickly as it might. The iBIB2011 will help firms to find the best bio-based solutions available worldwide.
The market for bio-based plastics and composites continues to grow and is now predominantly international, so this new edition will be entirely in English and contain information about companies, associations and R&D from every continent. In response to considerable demand from North and South America as well as Asia, next year’s directory will appear in an expanded, exclusively English-language edition.
- iBIB2011: 250 pages • 100 companies, associations, R&D • 20 countries
The aim is to reach about 20,000 potential clients through the combined print and PDF versions. The cost of a double page in the iBIB2011 including an entry in the iBIB2011-online database is € 1,000 (plus VAT, where applicable) for companies. Research institutes and associations pay € 700 plus VAT for a single page, which also includes an online database entry.
History
nova-Institut has already published the BIB’09 and BIB2010 Business Directories, distributing over 10,000 copies of them in print and PDF formats to potential industrial customers. Both publications were principally aimed at the German- speaking market, but even so a third of the contributions were in English.
Definition of Renewable Materials and Bio-based Plastics and Composites
The Definition The term “Renewable Materials and Bio-based Products“ has only been established a few years ago and aims at integrating a multitude of new bio-based materials and products.
Renewable materials are materials that are based on agricultural raw materials or timber, either completely or in relevant proportions. Typical renewable raw materials are for example starch, sugar, vegetable oils and cellulose (timber, natural fibres, straw) and special biomolecules such as lignin or natural rubber. The proportion of these renewable materials in the bio-based products has to be at least 20 %.
In contrast to traditional bio-based products such as particle boards or plywood, “novel“ or “innovative“ renewable materials are often converted by modern plastics-processing procedures such as extrusion, injection moulding, deep drawing or blown film.
