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Project News &
Developments

Stay informed with the latest news from BIO4COAT. Since its launch in 2025, the project, funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE-JU) under the Horizon Europe programme, has brought together experts from across Europe to drive innovation and accelerate the transition towards a circular economy.

Follow this section to explore progress, highlights, and stories shaping the future of safe and high-performance coatings.

 

Latest News

World Environment Day 2026: Now for Climate

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Today, 5 June, the world marks World Environment Day under the motto #NowForClimate, a global call to act on climate change now. From the 1972 Stockholm Conference to the Paris Agreement, here is why this date matters and how BIO4COAT contributes to the transition.

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World Recycling Day

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Every 17 May, the world pauses to reflect on one of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against climate change and resource depletion: recycling. But what does recycling really mean, and why does it matter so much?

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Sustainable Materials for Coatings

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On 14 April 2026, the Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coating Cluster held the online workshop entitled "Sustainable Materials for Coatings”, the second in a series of ten events designed to gather input from the community working on bio-based, circular and sustainable coatings.

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BIO4COAT Joins the Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coating Cluster

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Four EU-funded Horizon Europe projects have joined forces to form the Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coating Cluster – a new collaborative platform dedicated to advancing sustainable, circular, and high-performance bio-based coating solutions across Europe.

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Circular, Sustainable & Biobased Coatings: Applying the SSbD Framework

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Circular, Sustainable & Biobased Coatings: Applying the SSbD Framework

European Bioplastics will host a joint webinar with BIO4COAT and other EU-funded projects on 18 November.

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What will the packaging of the future look like?

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A new report from Leeds Beckett University’s Business School explores how the packaging industry can reinvent itself over the next decade – building a circular, transparent, and self-sufficient system that balances functionality with sustainability.

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Challenges in coatings: from traditional to biobased

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How innovation and safe-by-design principles are transforming a sector under pressure.

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Changing the coatings world: BIO4COAT

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After starting in early June, the partners met in Madrid (Spain) for the official kick-off meeting, marking the launch of this collaborative effort towards sustainable innovation in the coatings sector.

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