Notpla Limited

Under this project, the consortium members aim to build a unique, world-class UK biotech-based production capacity for the manufacture of injection-moulded feedstock 'Notpla Rigid Pellets'. These are made from whole seaweed biomass including UK-grown seaweeds, to produce a truly circular and sustainable product (100% bio-based and home compostable) which ...

Despite advances in plastic-replacement packaging, bioplastics still only represent 1% of the 300m tonnes of plastic produced annually, with a majority restricted to niche, consumer applications. The material will fit under the new EU legislation on single use plastics and therefore has huge potential. There is a need for a non chemically modified biodegr...

The world's annual consumption of plastics has increased from 5 million tonnes in the 1950s to nearly 100 million tonnes today. The UK generates an estimated 5 million tonnes of plastic waste per annum, more than 40kg per household. Ten supermarket chains are responsible for placing over 800,000 tonnes of single-use plastics on the market every year. This...

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Notpla Liner is our naturally biodegradable coating for paper products, providing a grease proof and water resistant barrier. This is an ideal coating for use in the service of food products (e.g. for take-away meals) and the storage of dried goods. Notpla Liner is currently undergoing the industrialisation process, for coating of paperboard with our seaw...

he world's annual consumption of plastics has increased from 5 million tonnes in the 1950s to nearly 100 million tonnes today. The UK generates an estimated 5 million tonnes of plastic waste per annum, more than 40kg per household. Ten supermarket chains are responsible for placing over 800,000 tonnes of single-use plastics on the market every year. This ...

**NEED:** The UK throws away 35m plastic bottles and containers each year, only 32% of which is recycled. As developers of the Ooho - a unique, patented, natural membrane packaging derived and manufactured from seaweed extracts, our aim is to reduce and replace the use of plastic in single use packaging for liquids, sauces and gel sachets by the developme...

"**AMBITION:** Our aim is to reduce and replace the use of single use packaging for liquids, sauces and gel sachets through the development, scale up and roll-out of our natural, fully biodegradable plastic alternative technology Ooho- a unique, patented, seaweed-derived membrane material. **FOCUS:** Having perfected the strength, structure and shelf-life...

"* Over 5bn items of plastic-coated paper packaging, such as coffee cups, soup cartons and salad boxes are thrown away in the UK each year. Despite being composed of 95% paper and 5% waterproof polyethylene lining, the technical difficulty and high cost associated with separating the materials mean that only 1 in 400 recycled, resulting in 25k tonnes goin...

The aim of the company is to develop the world’s first truly biodegradable water ‘bottle’ that can be produced on a commercial scale. This project focusses on the development of a stronger, higher capacity Ooho membrane with a longer shelf-life than the current prototype, designing an automated production process and researching the ability to create a do...