Synthetic Compostable Bioplastics

Scalable and low-priced compostables with chemical technology

Our Vision

Recycling is an apology
Compostability is the solution.
Petrochemistry is the gamechanger.

Reduce megatons of polyolefin waste

— the source of 50% of plastic pollution —

with a competitive compostable replacement.

The solution

Competitive compostable bioplastics from CO2

Sustainable resources
Scalable
production
Competitive
prices

The material

Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a group of plastics that cooperate with nature everywhere in every situation.

PHA behaves like plastics and degrades like paper. It decomposes at the bottom of the ocean, but not on your kitchen table.

At large scale, the chemical production costs are very close to bio-polyethylene. Synthetic PHA is likely to become the compostable plastic with the lowest costs.

The technology

Scalable production

The highly competitive plastics industry requires the efficiency of petroleum technology to be employed in the development of next-generation bioplastics.

At YoungPolymer, we develop the production of P3HP, a type of PHA that can replace ductile plastics for many uses:

Elongation at break: ~600%
Tensile strength: ~27 MPa
Melting temperature: ~80°C
Glass-transition: ~ -20°C

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