10 October 20244 October 2024 Notpla Secures £20 Million in Series A+ Funding to Revolutionise Sustainable Packaging With this investment, the company to advance into a new era of plastic-free materials and a healthier planet
20 November 202317 November 2023 Novel coalition Natural Polymers Group launched A global coalition of packaging and material companies is calling on UN Treaty makers to recognise natural polymer materials as a key tool in the fight against plastic pollution
Neue Koalition fordert vor UN INC-3 die Anerkennung natürlicher Biomaterialien Eine neu gegründete globale Koalition von Unternehmen fordert UN Plastics Treaty INC-3 Teilnehmer auf, Biomaterialien auf Basis von natürlichen Polymeren als Schlüsselinstrument gegen Plastik anzuerkennen
6 November 20232 November 2023 Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Accelerator Backing Seaweed to Replace Oil-Based Films Convened by Lonely Whale, the program aims to accelerate scaling and market adoption of seaweed-based alternatives to thin-film plastics made from fossil fuels
16 October 202310 October 2023 Single-Use Plastics Directive: Notpla identifies “huge loopholes” while gaining directive exemption Made from seaweed and plant extracts, Notpla provides an internal coating for food takeaway boxes to retain moisture and grease in food and maintain the packaging’s robustness
4 April 202330 March 2023 TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize Winners Revealed at Green Carpet Fashion Awards Prize was awarded to three Winners of global competition sourcing and scaling biologically based and degradable alternatives to traditional thin-film plastic made from fossil fuels
18 November 202216 November 2022 Algae, Nanocomposites, And The World’s Most Hard-To-Recycle Plastic Innovation and scaling in flexible bio-packaging are badly needed
15 August 202210 August 2022 Algae bioplastics: the global state of the industry Algae has gained traction as an eco-friendly bio-feedstock for many packaging and consumer applications. We take stock of the industry across several continents
28 July 202217 November 2022 Plastic eating organisms Researchers caution that we are still years away from widespread commercial use
8 April 20224 April 2022 Why seaweed is a natural fit for replacing certain plastics Five out of eight finalists for a million-dollar sustainability prize floated algae as an alternative for plastic film
7 April 20221 April 2022 TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize Announces Finalists for Thin-Film Plastic Alternatives Competition The only global competition focused exclusively on creating scalable and biologically degradable alternatives to thin-film plastic polybags
25 January 202220 January 2022 Report: Investment in Seaweed Industry Sees Major Growth Venture capital funding increased 36% in 2021 with $168 million raised
5 January 20221 January 2022 Notpla secures £10M to industrialize sustainable packaging made of seaweed, including flexible films, coatings and paper According to Notpla, seaweed is an ideal feedstock because it is abundant, grows quickly, does not compete with food, sequesters carbon, and does not require fertilizer or fresh water
29 October 202026 October 2020 Seaweed may be the solution to our plastic crisis. A London startup is making edible packaging out of it Notpla's natural plastic-like casing is biodegradable within four to six weeks, the company says
Diese Innovation macht Plastikflaschen überflüssig Um den Plastikkonsum zu verringern, braucht es umweltfreundliche und ressourcenschonende Alternativen. Das britische Startup Notpla nutzt einen der regenerativsten Stoffe der Natur
30 September 202025 September 2020 The 6 Most Exciting Packaging Startups Helping Solve The Plastic Waste Crisis Several companies are now pioneering innovative solutions to traditional packaging with clever and planet-friendly solutions