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Landbox

Straw insulating packaging – The Landbox is a straw-based alternative to conventional polystyrene packaging. Every year, a large amount of this agricultural by-product remains unused. Landpack uses 1,500 tons of straw per year to press it using thermal processes with steam and pressure. The stalks are preserved and hardly damaged mechanically. As the market price is €80 per[...]

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HAY! Straws

Straws like in the old days – The special feature of the compostable HAY! Straw wheat straws is their gluten tolerance. The bio-based grain is cut into length, rinsed several times with sterile water and thus preserved. At no time does the genetically unmodified plant come into contact with glyphosate or other chemicals. Many small Dutch farmers supply the company with[...]

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MILK MaterialLab HAY Straws

EcoPaXX

Biobased polyamide – EcoPaXX is an innovative high-performance plastic that represents a sustainable, bio-based and carbon-neutral packaging solution. Made up of 70% castor oil, the plastic offsets the amount of carbon emitted during manufacturing through the growth of the tropical castor plant. The polyamides are thus suitable in the food industry as well as in the textile[...]

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MILK MaterialLab EcoPaxx DSM Engineering Plastics

Bio-Flex

Bioplastic
for flexible film applications – The bioplastic from Bio-Flex is basedpartly, and sometimes completely, on natural raw materials (e.g. corn, sugar cane or castor oil) and is therefore used for various film applications in the food industry. The certified biodegradability allows Bio-Flex to be used in the agricultural industry. Decomposable plant clips are thus a way to plow under[...]

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Compostable paper

Compostable paper – Compostella natural paper is an extremely pure special paper that can be used as an alternative for cling film, aluminum foil, baking paper and wrapping film. The 100% compostable natural paper is made solely from water, cellulose and sugar. Only passing through a mechanical manufacturing process, the paper – without coating, varnishing or impregnation[...]

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Algae Offset Ink

Printing ink based on algae – This algae-based printing ink replaces petroleum-derived pigments used in conventional offset printing inks. The project was carried out jointly by the Patagonia brand and the company Living Ink. After a successful test run, 8000 brochures were printed on a 100% PCW recycled paper. Living Ink. has been working on algae ink since 2013 and[...]

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MILK MaterialLab Algae Offset Ink Cast Iron

Apeel

Edible protective spray for food – Californian start-up Apeel Sciences has developed an edible protective spray for fruit and vegetables made from food waste. This tasteless and low-calorie variant, due to its waterproof molecular structure, primarily serves to preserve the food, thus allowing protection from moisture and gases that continue the ripening process. The protective spray consists primarily of glycerol[...]

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