Subsidy for trials with circular biopolyesters

Does your business make products from (biobased) plastics and would you like to use circular biopolyesters or more of these in your production? Then you can apply for a subsidy to run trials with circular biopolyesters. This subsidy helps you to carry out production tests to use circular biopolyesters in your products.

The Dutch government wants more recycled and biobased materials to be standard in new plastics from 2027 (National Circular Plastics Standard, in Dutch). The subsidy to run trials with circular biopolyesters should help plastic producers make that transition.

When do you qualify?

You are eligible for this subsidy if you meet the conditions (in Dutch), such as:

• You process plastics into semi-finished and finished products in the Netherlands.
• You want to carry out a production trial with (more) biobased polyesters in your products.
• Your project lasts no more than 1 year.
• You have not received a subsidy for the same project from the Conversion to Circular Plastic Production subsidy.

Please note: you cannot apply for a subsidy for tests with polyolefins (PP, PE, COC, COP, EVA) and other types of plastic (PVC, PS, ABS, PC, PA), even if they are biobased.

How to apply?

You can apply for the Testing Circular Biopolyesters subsidy (in Dutch) to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) from 18 March 2025, 9:00 hours until 7 October 2025, 17:00 hours.

For your application, you need eHerkenning (electronic identification) with at least security level 2+.