Plastics in a circular economy

Commitment to nature

PPS4

Circularity by Alternative Feedstocks

PPS4
Objectives
Knowledge

  • Development of biodegradable materials based on the recovery of food waste and biomass; 

  • Development of sustainable materials from agroforestry byproducts;

  • Development of sustainable functional additives.  

Products/Services
ou Processes

  • Medium chain length polymers (e.g. MCL-PHA) for film production; 

  • Short chain length polymers (e.g. SCL-PHA) for the production of rigid and semi-rigid packaging;  

  • Carbon fibre from lignin;

  • Industrial adhesives for use in cork and wood agglomerates;

  • Sustainable antioxidant plasticizers for PVC production.