Scaling Fossil-Free Plastics in a Competitive World

Climate ambition is moving into enforceable policy. Carbon pricing is expanding, disclosure standards are tightening and supply chains are being reshaped by geopolitical fragmentation and diverging energy costs. Manufacturers must reduce emissions while maintaining cost competitiveness and supply resilience.

Technological pathways to fossil-free and carbon-negative plastics are advancing. Yet scaling production requires capital certainty, feedstock security and clear demand signals. Investment decisions are increasingly shaped by energy prices, regulatory clarity and permitting speed.

In this Financial Times Live webinar, in partnership with Vioneo, senior sustainability, procurement and policy leaders examine what it will take to scale competitive fossil-free plastics globally and whether Europe will be able to anchor production or is investment shifting elsewhere.

Can fossil-free plastics withstand carbon and energy market volatility?

Assessing cost exposure, long-term risk and the conditions required for commercial viability.

What structural factors determine where green chemical plants are built?

Examining energy prices, feedstock security, permitting speed and Europe’s industrial competitiveness.

What policy reforms and procurement commitments are needed to anchor demand?

Exploring the incentives and long-term signals required to unlock investment and scale production.

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