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Develops an injection-molded process to produce secondary packaging from industrial starch and cellulose fibers; the packaging is both compostable and recyclable with paper waste streams Claims its production process has an 80% lower footprint compared to traditional plastic packaging and uses a significantly lower amount of water compared to conventional molded pulp materials Its main value proposition comes from its custom manufacturing capabilities Has four established production facilities in the Netherlands, Czech Republic, U.S., and Malaysia; has a production capacity of half a billion units of products per year; claims that its products have similar price to wood pulp- and sugarcane pulp-molded products Has customers in the electronics, cosmetics, medical device, and food production industries; is looking for strategic partnerships to increase its production and revenue Clients interested in sustainable secondary packaging solutions should engage with PaperFoam on a trial basis and validate cost claims compared to other providers of pulp-based packaging; note that the nature of the material will limit applications to secondary packaging

No Waste (NoW) Technology is a technology developed and patented by Policarta in 2014; Policarta was acquired by AFC Group and is a part of AFC Materials NoW's technology is a primer that can be applied onto paper substrates during the lamination process; this allows the paper substrate to be delaminated from plastic coatings during end-of-life processing so that the paper can be successfully recycled NoW is in production at its current facility in Italy; the company recently expanded to North America and Mexico The company is working to establish uniform certification for the end of life and recyclability of the materials with the Italian Association of Pulp and Paper (Aticelca) and Western Michigan University (WMU) in the U.S.; it is certified according to Aticelca 501/19 and WMU OCC-E methods NoW's technology is applicable for current paper packaging coatings; further growth may be limited as other competitors develop coatings that will not require delamination and will be recyclable with the paper substrates; NoW is working to develop the technology into a coating with barrier properties to directly compete with others' solutions Clients interested in recyclable paper packaging should consider engaging with the company to request samples and verify all performance and sustainability claims

Produces wood-plastic composite materials by combining virgin soft wood kraft pulp and an undisclosed thermoplastic resin; has achieved a target of making its material 90% to 95% biobased and is exploring the use of waste pulp streams Resulting material has approximately three times greater stretchability and improved water resistance than paper and a higher tensile strength than plastic films Claims its use of foam as a carrier fluid leads to a uniform final material that are recyclable and compostable, although they only being certified for industrial composting according to EN 13432 Aims to sell products and to pursue joint ventures or licensing opportunities; currently targets replacements to plastic and other single-use flexible packaging The company had limited progress in the beginning, with slow scale-up, but since 2018, it has commercialized and reached full capacity for production Clients should engage with Paptic for further commercialization, as the company would benefit from partnerships with broader and larger companies for its packaging alternative materials; clients should also monitor Paptic for the development of its materials from recycled textile fibers to create opportunities to valorize textile waste streams