Prism Worldwide delivers sustainable solutions for polymer and elastomer applications across various industries. Recycling rubber, particularly from end-of-life tires, presents significant challenges due to the durability of vulcanized rubber. Many discarded tires are either incinerated, emitting harmful toxins, or left in landfills, leading to soil and water contamination.
Polymateria is a startup specializing in biodegradable and compostable plastics, focusing on addressing fugitive plastics, which are plastics that escape waste collection systems and pollute natural environments. According to the company, approximately 2.1 billion tonnes of plastic waste are projected to become fugitive plastics by 2050, aggravating ocean and ecosystem pollution.
Novoloop is a startup working on solutions to break down and upcycle plastics. Through its Lifecycling™ platform, Novoloop transforms hard-to-recycle plastics, such as plastic bags and packaging, into high-performance materials with a reduced carbon footprint. This novel technology chemically converts post-consumer polyethylene into essential building blocks, which are then used to produce thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), reducing carbon emissions by up to 41% compared to conventional methods.
Oceanium is a startup producing high-purity, seaweed-derived ingredients for food, health, skincare, and sustainable materials. Oceanium applies proprietary biorefinery technology rooted in green chemistry principles and is working on incorporating recycled wastewater in the process.
Oceanium’s products include:
Matter. has developed Regen™, a patented self-cleaning filtration solution designed to capture microplastics and microfiber pollutants from domestic and commercial laundry.
Regen™ operates using a unique regenerative process to separate microfibers from wastewater effectively. Its self-cleaning filter design provides outstanding performance, a better user experience, and a truly sustainable design for domestic, commercial, and industrial applications.
Plasticfri is a Swedish-based startup developing sustainable packaging solutions from agricultural waste, wild plants, non-edible plants, and wood fibers. The company’s innovative approach is setting a new standard by creating a new generation of advanced natural materials beyond plastics. By using waste, residues, and side streams, Plasticfri supports a circular economy and reduces pollution.
PhoSul® is an organically enhanced rock phosphate fertilizer designed to improve performance while mitigating the hazards associated with traditional phosphate fertilizer production. Conventional methods utilize phosphate-containing rocks that require processing with strong acids, resulting in gypsum waste contaminated with heavy metals.
Merck & Co. has developed a “continuous process” to produce KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), an immunotherapy drug that increases the immune system to detect and fight tumor cells. In the new process developed by Merck, proteins are filtered away from the cells continuously rather than performing a one-time filtration step at the end of a batch.
Developed by Carbios, a French biotechnology company that focuses on solutions for recycling plastics and textiles through enzymatic recycling technology. The process uses an enzyme capable of specifically depolymerizing the PET (polyethylene terephthalate) contained in various plastics or textiles.
Ananas Anam is a UK company known for its innovative approach to sustainable materials. The company specializes in Piňatex®, a sustainable alternative to textiles made from pineapple leaf fibers. Piňatex® offers low impact textile solutions that helps brands and industries to reduce their emissions and achieve their climate and sustainability goals.