simply indicates the material origin. The term "organic" instead refers to the cultivation of plants or the keeping of the animals in compliance with the requirements of the European organic farming standard. Consequently, a bio-product can be both "bio-based" and "organic," but it is not necessarily so.

Bio-based materials vs. fossil-based materials

It is not given that bio-based materials always perform better than fossil-based materials.

Their environmental performance

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