POLYMEER Project

Brewers' spent grain as main by-product for the development of novel, high-performance bio-based polymers, polymer blends, and co-polymers

[Bio-based Industries Consortium @biconsortium]

🤔 Want to reduce fossil dependence? The solution is to invest in bio-based! 🌱

@CBE_JU is turning crop residues, wood waste and food sidestreams into materials Europe actually needs. 🌾🪵📦⚙️

That is why Europe needs essential initiatives like the CBE JU for reaching a strategic autonomy!

🎥 Watch this short clip and learn more ⬇️

#Bioeconomy #CBEJU

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

🎬 The #POLYMEER video is out!

Discover how we're transforming brewers' spent grain into high-performance, recyclable and biodegradable #bioplastics for agriculture, packaging and automotive textiles 🌱

▶️ Watch now: https://t.co/qQGc779YEi

@CBE_JU | @biconsortium | @EUAgri

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

Sustainability starts at the design stage.

Within #POLYMEER, LOMARTOV applies a Safe & Sustainable by Design (#SSbD) approach to guide the development of bio-based polymers from the very beginning. 🌱

👉 https://t.co/MEGcNFeMjS

#GreenInnovation

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

Join us today at 11:00 to hear Assunta Marrocchi present a #GreenChemistry approach to building blocks from brewers' spent grain, which can be used to make sustainable, bio-based #polymers.

⏰ Last chance to register: https://t.co/oOaBkJYwks

#POLYMEER #Bioplastics #CBEJU

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

Join us for a webinar on sustainable-by-design next-generation materials, organised with @ecofunc and @biolusheu.

📅 30 June
🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
🔗 Register: https://t.co/oOaBkJYwks

Assunta Marrocchi, our project coordinator from @UniperugiaNews, will participate.

[Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @CBE_JU]

Primary producers: apply for 40 travel vouchers of €500 to join the BIOECONOMY BOOTCAMP in Belgium.

Organised by CBE JU-funded @BioGIANTS the call supports farmers, forestry producers & cooperatives.

Deadline: 31 July, 17:00 CET.

https://t.co/AJpzpUuo29

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

1,000 followers and growing! 🍻

Thank you for supporting #POLYMEER and our mission to turn brewers' spent grain (#BSG) into high-performance, recyclable, and biodegradable #bioplastics 🌱

Here's to the next 1,000!

#Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Bioeconomy #Innovation

[Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @CBE_JU]

🔬 New #CBEresearch from BIORADAR explores how to measure whether #biobased products are truly circular. A review maps 123 circularity metrics for fertilisers, packaging and textiles, highlighting the need for clearer, comparable tools: https://t.co/p3pyYxUzeh

[Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @CBE_JU]

📣 Have your say on the future of Joint Undertakings in Horizon Europe 2028-2034.

The @EU_Commission call for evidence is open until 14 July. Share your views on how JUs can mobilise investment and help bio-based innovations reach the market.

👉 https://t.co/WIAwCWD5NI

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

Join us for a webinar on sustainable-by-design next-generation materials, organised with @ecofunc and @biolusheu.

📅 30 June
🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
🔗 Register: https://t.co/oOaBkJYwks

Assunta Marrocchi, our project coordinator from @UniperugiaNews, will participate.

[Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @CBE_JU]

🔬 New #CBEresearch from #PEFerence shows that plant-based PEF could help reduce the environmental footprint of plastic packaging.

A peer-reviewed LCA finds up to 71% lower GHG emissions at resin level and up to 88% in 500 mL bottles vs PET: https://t.co/OlZ9aNI8mJ

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

🌱 #POLYMEER at #EUBCE2026!

On 19–22 May, UNIPG and NTT attended the European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, one of Europe’s leading events for biomass & #bioeconomy innovation. They presented #POLYMEER through project posters.

#Bioplastics #CircularEconomy #Sustainability

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

Maria Carla Ciacchella (UNIPG) participated in the 6th China-Italy Symposium of Organic Chemistry, held in Perugia on 11–12 May 2026.

She presented research on crystallinity & reactivity in mechanically activated brewers’ spent grain (#BSG) cellulose for HMF production.

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

⏳ What needs to happen in the next 5 years?

• Greater investment
• New polymer architectures
• Early consideration of end‑of‑life

🔗 https://t.co/WsL5ndVEbX

@BiopyraniaEU

#Polymers #Bioplastics #CircularEconomy #Innovation #CBEJU #HorizonEurope

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

📜 What regulatory frameworks are needed to support

Lack of consistent definitions and fragmented standards make it difficult to compare materials.

🔗 https://t.co/WsL5ndV6mp

@BiopyraniaEU

#Polymers #Bioplastics #CircularEconomy #Innovation #CBEJU #HorizonEurope

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

Who is behind #POLYMEER?
Meet LOMARTOV, the sustainability experts ensuring that POLYMEER’s bio-based polymers are environmentally, economically & socially sustainable. ♻️

Discover their role 👇
👉 https://t.co/EeIOMSi5NB

#Bioplastics #CircularEconomy

[BIOPYRANIA EU Project @BiopyraniaEU]

Here is the first #myth to bust in our #MythBusters campaign.

“Bio-based = fragile”… or is it? 😉

Take a look at the card below ⬇️ to find out why this assumption doesn’t always hold, and 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

🔬🏭 What are the biggest technical bottlenecks?

#BIOPOLY Cluster experts point to scale‑up. Moving from the lab to the real world reality is difficult.

🔗 https://t.co/WsL5ndVEbX

@BiopyraniaEU

#Polymers #Bioplastics #CircularEconomy #Innovation #CBEJU #HorizonEurope

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

🇪🇺 On Europe Day, we celebrate the power of #collaboration across borders to drive sustainable #innovation and build a greener future.

Projects like #POLYMEER are made possible thanks to European funding🌱

@CBE_JU | @biconsortium

#EuropeDay #EUProject #CircularEconomy

[BIOPYRANIA EU Project @BiopyraniaEU]

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐨-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬… 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞? We are back to bust some myths🚀 Welcome to #MythBusters, our new campaign 🔗 https://t.co/tgQv6PygzH
First one coming next Tuesday💥

[POLYMEER Project @POLYMEERProject]

🌾 Feedstock variability isn’t a flaw; it’s intrinsic to bio‑based systems.

Rather than pursuing uniformity, researchers are adopting smart design approaches.

🔗 https://t.co/WsL5ndVEbX

@BiopyraniaEU

#Polymers #Bioplastics #CircularEconomy #Innovation #CBEJU #HorizonEurope