Renewable Resources

Agricultural raw materials, which are not used as food or feed, but as raw material for industrial products or to generate energy. The use of renewable resources by industry saves fossil resources and reduces the amount of greenhouse gasGaseous constituent of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorbs and emits radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of... More emissions. BiobasedThe term biobased describes the part of a material or product that is stemming from biomass. When making a biobased claim, the unit (biobased carbon c... More plasticsMaterials with large molecular chains of natural or fossil raw materials, produced by chemical or biochemical reactions. More are predominantly made of annual crops such as corn, cereals and sugar beets or perennial cultures such as cassava and sugar cane.