{"id":167906,"date":"2025-09-22T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=167906"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:52:03","slug":"sulzer-and-triplew-transform-food-waste-to-pla-bioplastic-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/sulzer-and-triplew-transform-food-waste-to-pla-bioplastic-at-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulzer and TripleW transform food waste to PLA Bioplastic at scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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TripleW visit at the new InTecH (Innovation Technology Hub) in Switzerland: Tal Shapira, CEO TripleW; Virginie Belli\u00e8re-Baca, Global Head of Technology & Innovation, Sulzer; Maarten Campman, President of Manufacturing, Triple W; Simonetta Rima, Global Head of Polymer & Recycling, Sulzer \u00a9 Sulzer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Sulzer collaborates with TripleW, a pioneer in circular chemistry, to launch the world\u2019s first PLA (polylactic acid) bioplastic made entirely from food waste. With TripleW valorizing the food waste streams, Sulzer\u2019s technology transforms the lactic acid into PLA bioplastic at scale, enabling the transition from an innovative pilot project to full industrial production. Supported by the CIRCLE consortium<\/a>, the global breakthrough marks a significant step forward in sustainable manufacturing for a circular economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>PLA bioplastics are already used in a wide range of sectors but can now be made from PLA derived entirely from food waste, reducing reliance on fossil-based feedstocks and helping to combat food waste. The new PLA is produced from food industry side streams \u2014 including bakery rejects and expired goods \u2014 transforming underutilized waste into high-performance bioplastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSupporting TripleW in the validation and scale-up of their lactic acid produced from food waste into PLA represents a unique milestone in PLA development history. We believe that the industry will benefit greatly from utilizing various feedstocks for biopolymers and we look forward to the implementation of this process at greater scale,\u201d says Virginie Belli\u00e8re-Baca, Global Head Technology & Innovation at Sulzer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis launch is a critical step towards increased bioplastic adoption in consumer branded products, and TripleW is excited to supply the materials needed for the transition to a truly circular economy,\u201d said Tal Shapira, CEO of TripleW.<\/strong> \u201cWe are proud of our collaboration with Sulzer demonstrating the growth of highly scalable circular materials together with great partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), the CIRCLE consortium aims to establish a fully integrated value chain for bio-based materials sourced from food waste by bringing industry partners together. With Sulzer\u2019s process expertise contributing to its technical and commercial success, the revolutionary PLA bioplastic from food waste can now be used effectively by consortium partners and global brands to replace fossil-based materials in textiles, packaging and consumer goods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sulzer collaborates with TripleW, a pioneer in circular chemistry, to launch the world\u2019s first PLA (polylactic acid) bioplastic made entirely from food waste. With TripleW valorizing the food waste streams, Sulzer\u2019s technology transforms the lactic acid into PLA bioplastic at scale, enabling the transition from an innovative pilot project to full industrial production. Supported by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":167931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"The supporting CIRCLE consortium aims to establish a fully integrated value chain for bio-based materials sourced from food waste by bringing industry partners together","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5847,10416,13818,20929,25998],"supplier":[19472,2138,17025],"class_list":["post-167906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioplastics","tag-circulareconomy","tag-foodwaste","tag-polylacticacid","tag-sidestreams","supplier-circular-bio-based-europe-joint-undertaking-cbe-ju","supplier-sulzer-chemtech","supplier-triplew"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167906"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=167906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}