Abstract
One of the main reasons of working with biobased materials in the first place is the fact that they are a renewable resource, which means they are not a limited and can be renewed, such as a tree can be replanted for future wood-based products. This makes biobased materials an interesting alternative to the fossil-based resources and fuels which are becoming more and more scarce. Since nobody is looking forward to a future where we are fighting for resources, it is important to find alternative solutions for the approximate ten billion people who will be sharing the planet in 2050. The Material coordinate system of bioplastics (from the European Bioplastics Factsheet) gives a good overview of the biobased and biodegradable plastics today.