1

Knowledge Based Bio-based Products'

Pre-Standardization "

Work Packages of nova-Institute"!

WP2: Stakeholder consultation and dissemination!WP5: Bottlenecks and impacts on functionality tests!

nova-Institut GmbH!

2

3

4

Facts and figures nova-Institute §  Founded 1994 as a private and independent research institute

§  15-20 employees – interdisciplinary, international team

§  Turnover of 1.5 Mio. € / year

§  Member of various associations & committees

§  Customers from industry, associations and public and political institutions

5

6

7

8

KBBPPS: WP2 – Topics!o  Project objectives and results are made publicly available via several channels

(website, events, promotional materials, press releases and business networks (LinkedIn)."

o  Website www.kbbpps.eu for internal and external communication of the project incl. integration of the results of CEN/TC 411. Online end of January 2013."

o  Project results are to become input for CEN. The main dissemination will thus be to CEN, more specific CEN/TC 411."

o  Stakeholder consultations: The value of the advisory workshops should be to provide an opportunity for stakeholders, partners and external experts to meet and discuss the issues raised in the project and generate feedback to all work packages. Involvement of associations, big companies as well as SMEs."

o  External Partners: Their membership or their activities and physical location outside Europe should guarantee a much broader exchange and outreach of the project – convergence with ASTM and ISO."

9

WP5 – Tasks!5.1: Identification of the bio-based applications to investigate – most important bio-based intermediates and products for the methodology measurement and validation""5.2: Identification of the main market entry barriers in regulations, codes and standards and other markets barriers in the supply chain, proposals to address and overcome barriers""5.3: Functionality test barriers (lead NEN) – technical barriers in the different branches of bio-based applications, based on analysis from 5.1 and 5.2""5.4 Green and natural labels – Analysis of existing green and natural labels for the selected products (Task 5.1), possible conflicts or harmonization with carbon and biomass content"

10

WP project description 5.1 & 5.2!

Market overview on bio-based materials, intermediates and products with the best market opportunities Analyse and cluster these biomaterials in groups of applications and branches "Identification of the main market entry barriers in regulations, codes and standards!"Proposal to address barriers in the supply chain!"

Identification of the bio-based applications and their main market

barriers !!!

11

WP project description 5.3 & 5.4!

Functionality standard tests will be analysed on applicability and feasibility towards bio-based products Possible barriers or incompatibilities will be studied and reported "

Functionality test barriers !

Analysis of existing green and natural labels for the selected products Discuss the possible conflicts or harmonization with the carbon or biomass content !And also the new BASF/DIN proposal “Certification system for chemicals produced with renewable feedstock – the mass balance approach”!!Integrate CO2-based polymers"

Green and natural labels !!!