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European Bioplastics

Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, European Bioplastics appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€300k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Founded in Germany in 1993 as IBAW, European Bioplastics e.V aims to align the bioplastics value chain and work in partnership with various stakeholders towards a favourable landscape enabling the bioplastics market to grow.”

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“This includes serving as a knowledge partner for key target audiences and supporting the sustainable and innovative technological development, and market introduction, of bioplastics through European funded projects.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party267%
Socialists & Democrats133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2023
1
2024
0
2025
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Pierfrancesco Maran
1 meeting · S&D
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Jun 2025Jens GiesekeEnd of Life Vehicles
28 Apr 2025Pierfrancesco MaranEnd-of-Life Vehicles
4 Oct 2023Sirpa PietikäinenPPWR

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