09. Mar 2017

BIO-FED moving to seize opportunities in southern Europe and France

Cologne-based BIO-FED, a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH and a member of the Hamburg-based Feddersen Group, manufactures and markets a family of compostable and biodegradable plastic compounds. The company runs a state-of-the-art R&D department geared towards innovation.

nPart of this innovation has been directed at the development of products specifically targeted at France, where the new statutory legislative framework has considerably impacted the plastics market. The French Energy Transition Act, not only banned the distribcution of disposable plastic bags at supermarket check-outs per July, 2017 it also prohibited the use of plastic bags for fruit and vegetables as of January 1, 2017. Moreover, as from 2020, all disposable plastic plates, cups, and utensils are required to be made from biologically sourced materials that can be composted at home.

“We have expanded our portfolio for the French market to include several new and highly innovative products in line with current statutory provisions and specifically designed for the French film industry, and we will be presenting them at Interpack,” said Dr. Stanislaw Haftka, BIO-FED Sales Director. These new products include the extrusion M·VERA B5024 and B5025 which have a high proportion of biobased raw material. Both products can composted at home and are highly transparent, making them ideal for fruit and vegetable bags. The company will be presenting these, and its new biodegradable injection molding products at Interpack (Hall 9/G05) where it will be exhibiting this year for the first time.

Next to the developments in France, BIO-FED has also seen significant market growth in the countries of southern Europe. After successfully concluding a contract in Italy, the company therefore decided to look for a distribution partner in Spain and Portugal. The company has now signed a distribution agreement with Plastic Agents, S.L., a Valencia, Spain-based distribution agency founded in January 2015 by Marcos Barraca, with whom BIO-FED had previously worked. As Haftka put it: “We’ve now intensified our existing collaboration with Mr. Barraca by signing the distribution contract.”

The collaboration secures local warehousing in Spain so as to allow short-term customer supply within the Iberian Peninsula. BIO-FED hopes to be able to serve particularly the growing market of mulch films for agriculture with environmentally friendly products. (KL)

http://www.bio-fed.com

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