Technology · Biochemistry & industrial biotech / Polymers & materials

Bio-based consumer goods

Everyday products made wholly or partly from biomass — bags, meal boxes, packaging — that replace fossil plastics; certified by conformity assessment, with the US BioPreferred programme using ASTM D6866; still about 1 % of plastic capacity (2 million tonnes) in 2022.

Maturity 7/9 Risk: medium Consumer & retail Bio-Based Advanced Materials & Bioplastics US · EU · CN verified 2026-10-16 · 5 Sources

1 · What it gives

Bio-based products are items fully or partly made from renewable organic raw material, i.e. biomass. Bio-based and biodegradable plastics are meant to replace fossil-based plastics in packaging and consumer goods. They are at scale in places: the biodegradable-materials industry in Nanjie County, Henan, produces shopping bags and meal boxes at set capacities. Globally these plastics were over 2 million tonnes a year, about 1 % of plastic capacity, in 2022.

2 · What it replaces 6

D1	Bio-based and soil-biodegradable plastics instead of fossil commodity plastics (PET, LDPE, PS) and their microplastics Replaces: Fossil polyethylene/polypropylene/PS/PET in flexible and rigid packaging; intentional microplastics (restricted in the EU since 2023); …	PACK
D1	Grease- and water-resistant food packaging without PFAS — dense molded fibre, glassine/high-density paper, and bio-based barrier coatings (chitosan, alginate, starch, proteins, plant waxes, PHA dispersions) Replaces: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in molded-fibre bowls, fast-food wrappers, microwave-popcorn bags, bakery papers, pet-food …	PACK
D1	Bio-based plasticizers — epoxidized soybean/linseed oil (ESBO), citrate esters (ATBC), isosorbide diesters, castor-oil derivatives — instead of ortho-phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIBP) in PVC Replaces: Low-molecular-weight ortho-phthalate plasticizers in flexible PVC (flooring, cables, films, toys, medical tubing, food-contact gaskets)	CHEM
D1	Insect meal, single-cell protein and algal ingredients instead of fishmeal and soybean meal in feed Replaces: Fishmeal from reduction fisheries (anchoveta, sandeel); soybean meal from deforestation frontiers (with antinutritional factors and …	FEED
D1	Recovered phosphorus (struvite and other recovered phosphates from biological wastewater and digester streams) instead of fertilizer made from cadmium-bearing phosphate rock Replaces: A share of DAP/MAP/superphosphate made from mined phosphate rock; chemical P-removal with iron and aluminium salts at treatment plants …	AGROCHEM
D1	Biochar made by clean pyrolysis of crop, forestry and processing residues — used as a soil amendment and sold as durable carbon removal — instead of open burning, dumping or landfilling of those residues Replaces: Open burning of straw, husks, shells and prunings; dumping and landfilling of processing residues; traditional earth-kiln charcoal making …	AGROCHEM

3 · How to implement 3 steps

1
Design and type test
Design the product and carry out type testing.
2
Lab sampling and conformity
Take laboratory samples and run conformity assessment.
3
Monitor production
Monitor ongoing production for compliance.

4 · Who delivers

Matched suppliers (matched automatically)

Torise Biomaterials	China	Producer	active
EGAVET	Egypt	Research / RTO	active
Lam Tak Pte Ltd	Singapore	Research / RTO	active
Oeko Bioplásticos	Brazil	Producer	active
Abtec	India	Research / RTO	active
Avani	Indonesia	Producer	active
EcoFix Kenya Ltd (EFK)	Kenya	Producer	active
Footprint	United States	Producer	active
PT. Central Proteina Prima, Tbk	Indonesia	Producer	active
Primapack	Egypt	Producer	active
Suzano (B3: SUZB3)	Brazil	Research / RTO	active
Aristogene Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.	India	Producer	active

Leading companies and institutes (from the brief)

Xinghan Bio and Hongye Bio are named as producers of bio-based and degradable materials in China; DIN CERTCO is named for conformity assessment. Others are matched by the portal under Consumer & retail.

5 · Rules & route to market

Route into Russia / EAEU: PACK · EAEU accredited bodies
declaration; up to ~6-7 months if biodegradability claims need testing
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product. (2026-10-06)

United States

In the United States the USDA BioPreferred programme uses ASTM D6866 for biobased content certification and labelling.

European Union

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the EU regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

China

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no China regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

6 · Money: tenders & grants

Grant	Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture · United States	Nov 10, 2026 25 days
Grant	Capacity building for extending product lifecycles through repair and refurbishment European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative … European Commission · EU	Feb 2, 2027 109 days
Grant	Developing novel recycling technologies for complex plastic materials applying biotech solutions European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days
Grant	Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of construction products European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days

7 · Tech stack & innovations

Main risks from the sources: higher production cost and consumer resistance from ingrained habits with conventional plastic.

Sources 5

Dincertco.de — www.dincertco.de 2026-10-16
Environment.ec.europa.eu — environment.ec.europa.eu 2026-10-16
Ndrc.gov.cn — www.ndrc.gov.cn 2026-10-16
Apec.org — www.apec.org 2026-10-16
Undp.org — www.undp.org 2026-10-16