Centre Home About us Products & Services Biorefining Tech Transfer Centre IPPS WRAP Cymru News and Resources Annual Reports Links Contact Us SUSTAINABILITY IS NO LONGER A FRINGE ISSUE BUT A KEY CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUSINESSES SEEKING TO DEVELOP AND GROW. BC TECHNOLOGIES WILL HELP YOU MEET YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS... AND YOUR COMMERCIAL OBJECTIVES Welcome to BC PAST EVENTS October 2019 8th & 9th October IPPS 2019 Llandudno, North Wales Read the review and find out more IPPS 2019 July 2019 3rd & 4th July Timber 2019, London Organised by the Wood Technology Society Follow the link to find out more Timber 2019 AWARDS AND REPORTS BioComposites Centre Annual Report Best LIFE Environment Projects Award Our highly sucessful Bread4PLA project received an Enviroment LIFE Programme LIFE Citizens Award. The project demonstrated that 175,000 tonnes of bakery waste can be made into biodegradable film in closed loop recycling. Since 1989, BC (or The BioComposites Centre) has been at the forefront of research, development and the commercial application of bio-based alternatives to synthetic materials in manufacturing and industry. Today, in a world where sustainability and the environment are moving to the top of the agenda, we offer businesses of all kinds the knowledge and the technical means to put those alternatives into practice, helping them lower costs, increase productivity and make their activities more environmentally and socially responsible. CURRENT NEWS ITEMS New Annual Report available To catch up with news from BC take a look at our 2020 Annual Report ... Read more... Completed KTP Associateship BC staff celebrated with Bronia Stefanowski as she completed her two-year KTP Associateship with Lignia Wood Company Ltd. Her work during the placement successfully embedded knowledge and new technical methods into the company ... Read more... IPPS 2019 a great success The BioComposites Centre welcomed delegates and speakers from far and wide to IPPS 2019 in Llandudno on 8-9 October 2019. A short review and other information can be found on the IPPS website Read more... Journal paper from STSM with Cost Action FP1407 We're pleased to see a paper by Dr Magdalena Broda from Poznań University of Life Sciences in Poland published this month. Dr Broda visited BC during a Short Term Scientific Mission ... Read more... BioNASPA BioComposites Centre is now launching a new platform of research on crop biostimulants and biofungicides, using marine resources (seaweeds, microalgae, marine plants, etc), and terrestrial biomass that would grow in coastal regions, in the BioNASPA project. Read more... New book about natural materials and design A new book Designing with Natural Materials, has been written and edited by members of the BC team. Read more... Success for BC PhD students Two of our PhD students successfully defended their theses in viva-voce examinations in December and January. Read more... More news items.... BioComposites Centre Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1248 370588 Email: bc@bangor.ac.uk Bangor University is a Registered Charity: No. 1141565 Copyright © 2001–2021 Privacy and Cookies Our Courses Our Research International Students Scholarships & Finance Student Services Careers & Employability About the University News & Events BangorTV Study at Bangor Student Life Contact us