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EPO: Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows

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  • European Patent Office (EPO) study reveals that Europe and US together account for 60% of patenting activity worldwide related to plastic recycling and bioplastic technologies
  •  Of all recycling technologies, chemical and biological methods generated highest level of patenting activity
  • Healthcare, cosmetics and detergent industries are at the forefront of innovation in bioplastics
  • EPO President António Campinos: “This report highlights Europe’s contribution towards a circular economy for plastics, but shows more can be done to transfer fundamental research to industry.”

Open the press release: https://www.prh.fi/stc/attachments/euiponjaepontiedotteetavi/EPO_press_release_plastics_study_global_EN.pdf

Luis Berenguer Giménez

Principal Director Communication / Spokesperson

EPO Press Desk

Tel.: +49 89 2399 1833

press@epo.org

With 6 400 staff, the European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the largest public service institutions in Europe. Headquartered in Munich with offices in Berlin, Brussels, The Hague and Vienna, the EPO was founded with the aim of strengthening co-operation on patents in Europe. Through the EPO's centralised patent granting procedure, inventors are able to obtain high-quality patent protection in up to 44 countries, covering a market of some 700 million people. The EPO is also the world's leading authority in patent information and patent searching.

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