To face the growing demand for alternative solutions to traditional
plastics, the production capacity for bioplastics is increasing,
although in 2014 the global production of these products was less
than 1% of global plastics production. The previsions for 2019 indicate
that the annual production of bioplastics should reach almost
7.8 million Mg (http://www.european-bioplastics.org/market/,
visited on 2016 May 15).