AMI is a provider of information, market intelligence and events for the global plastics industry. The business relies on specific databases for different topics related to plastics.

BIC is the association that drives the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) EU Public Private Partnership. Rallying over 240 industry members covering the entire bio-industry value chain and over 200 associate members from associations and academia, BIC aims at accelerating market up-take for bio-based products, stimulating the EU Circular Economy. Within its publications, BIC analyses bio-based potential of EU countries and data related to the sector’s status and potential.

From its base in Brussels, since 1972 CEFIC interacts with EU institutions and sector stakeholders on behalf of its members. Advocating for the sector in policy matters, CEFIC is very active in producing position papers and reports that generate and aggregates relevant scientific, regulatory and technical knowledge. Sector quarterly reports and in-depth monographic information can be found by browsing the newsroom and following CEFIC’s social media channels.

European Bioplastics (EUBP) is the industry association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe across the entire bioplastics value chain. The association's key objectives are to serve as a contact and network platform, as a primary resource for information about the bioplastics industry, and as a catalyst for advancing the objectives of the growing bioplastics industry as a whole. On the political level, EUBP is working closely together with businesses, institutions, EU policy makers, and other key stakeholder groups to improve the policy and economical framework for the bioplastics industry in Europe.

The Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) is an independent economic research institute that carries out basic and applied research, while providing impetus for business, politics and society.

Representing chemical manufacturers and producers around the world, ICCA aims at unlocking solutions to society business challenges, in a safe and sustainable way, by collaborating with many global organisations, such as UNEP, UNITAR and the OECD. Among its resources, ICCA offers reports focused on sustainability, technical case studies and the economic impact of the chemical industry.

The IfBB – Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites was established in 2011 with the support of the Hochschule Hannover – University of Applied Sciences and Arts, as an autonomous institute within the university, following several years of increasing research activities. It is affiliated with Faculty II, Mechanical and Bioprocess Engineering, of the Hochschule Hannover. With "Biopolymers - facts and statistics", the IfBB - Institute of Bioplastics and Biocomposites publishes current, annually updated data on the market, raw material, water and space requirements. The brochure offers a quick and easy-to-understand overview of current market-relevant and technical facts in the bioplastics sector, for example comparative market figures on individual materials, regions and applications, process routes, graphs on land use, resource and water consumption, diagrams on production capacities, geographical distribution and applications. "Biopolymers - facts and statistics" is designed to provide both decision-makers in politics, society and industry and scientists with concrete and reliable answers quickly and easily.

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy. 

PlasticsEurope is a pan-European association and represents plastics manufacturers active in the European plastics industry. PlasticsEurope regularly publishes market reports about the European plastics industry.

The Publication Office of the European Union is in charge publishing the publications of the institutions of the European Union. Its core activities include production and dissemination of legal and general publications in a variety of paper and electronic formats. The EU Publications is an online library offers a collection of publications from the institutions and other bodies of the European Union, while the EU Open Data Portal offers a variety of free-to-use data sets on different topics.