PHA Solutions for Diverse Markets and Applications
Where It's Used
Designed For Performance Across A Wide Range Of Applications
There are many possible applications where PHA that does not compromise performance and add value to end-of-life options. The main markets include Food & Beverage Packaging, Food Serviceware, Fibers & Nonwovens, Consumer Goods, Agriculture & Horticulture and 3D Printing Filament. PHA and PHA-containing compounds can be used in traditional plastic manufacturing processes.
Applications
PHA Applications
PHAs are used to design highly functional applications that meet the processing needs of converters while delivering the circularity attributes demanded by brands, governments, and consumers.
Food packaging
CJ Biomaterials PHACT™ PHA can play an important role in enhancing the environmental profile and the performance of a broad range of flexible and rigid packaging in food and beverage. From containers and bags to bottles and coatings, certified food-safe PHA technology can function alone or in combination with other biopolymers to help usher in the next generation of food and beverage products.
Food Serviceware
The convenience of food serviceware makes it a part of our everyday life. Unfortunately, it has also become a part of our everyday landscape. CJ Biomaterials PHACT™ PHA can help deliver that convenience without the consequences of the environmental threat. Today, we are working across a broad range of serviceware applications – from trays, straws, cups, and cutlery, to enhance the functionality and environmental performance of single use food serviceware.
Beauty Packaging
The processability, durability, light weight and low cost-in-use of petroleum-based plastics have made them a major component in almost every consumer product we buy today – whether we realize it or not. These products – especially when they are composites – are particularly difficult to recycle effectively. The answer lies in replacing petroleum-based plastics in consumer goods with more environmentally friendly and bio-based alternatives like our PHA.
Nonwovens & Hygiene Products
Fibers and nonwovens made with PHACT™ PHA are biodegradable and compostable – and they offer excellent performance properties in the manufacturing environment. They can be modified to deliver anything from high strength to a soft touch – safely. This makes them suitable for a broad range of end-use applications such as hygiene wipes, diapers, and nonwovens.
Artificial Turf & Infill
Infill, commonly used in soccer and sports fields, supports artificial turf and absorbs impact, helping to prevent player injuries. By replacing petroleum-based polymers to our bio-based PHACT™ PHA, we are creating safer turf for athletes and environment that meets performance standards.
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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about PHA materials, applications, performance, and sustainability.
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Our technical team can help evaluate materials, performance requirements, and sustainability targets for your product.
CJ Biomaterials is the biomaterials division of CJ CheilJedang, producing PHACT branded PHA biopolymers at commercial scale.
CJ Biomaterials produces PHA biopolymers and related basic chemicals using fermentation based biotechnology. Building on decades of experience in food and biotechnology, the company uses bioscience, chemical engineering, materials innovation, and applications development to manufacture PHA solutions at scale for global markets.
Packaging, food serviceware, agriculture, personal care and consumer goods are the most common, wherever a persistent plastic can be replaced.
PHA breaks down in soil, industrial compost and marine environments, so it does not persist as microplastic at end of life.
They shorten the time a discarded product remains in the environment, which reduces accumulation in landfill and waterways.