PHA Biopolymers for Sustainable Packaging & Fibers

CJ Biomaterials, a business unit of global lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang, is a leading manufacturer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers. These PHAs are certified biobased, compostable in home and commercial composting conditions, and biodegradable in marine and soil environments, and do not create persistent microplastics. CJ Biomaterials partners with brands across packaging, consumer goods, food service, nonwovens, and other industries to develop new materials and applications that reduce environmental impact while meeting rigorous performance standards. With headquarters in Seoul, Korea; offices in Woburn, MA, USA, and Frankfurt, Germany; headquarters in Woburn, MA, USA, and manufacturing facilities strategically positioned to serve global markets;, CJBiomaterials is committed to scaling sustainable material solutions that accelerate the transition to a circular bioeconomy.

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.

Biopolymers present  a varied set of peformance characteristics and as such can be used in a large number of unique applications such as food serviceware, rigid/flexible packaging, films,  3D printing filament, adhesives, fibers/textiles, and nonwovens. Inherently, biodegradable bioplastics are very well-suited for applications where recycling or resuables are not practical,inhibitively expensive, and/or organic contamination is unavoidable. Additionally, biodegradable materials present a promising  alternative solution in applications that are known to produce significant volumes of persistent microplastics.  Contact us to understand if PHACT™ materials are right for your application.

Traditional plastics have their place in certain industries/applications and likely will never be fully replaced by bioplastics. However, biodegradable bioplastics are very well-suited for  applications where recycling or resuables are not practical,inhibitively expensive, and/or organic contamination is unavoidable. Bioplastics also utilize renewable carbon feedstocks, presenting a much more carbon neutral  solution to petrochemically derived materials that reintroduce formerly sequestered carbon back into the environment. Additionally, biodegradable materials present a promising  alternative solution in applications that are known to produce significant volumes of persistent microplastics, addressing a growing enivornmental and health concern.  Contact us to understand if PHACT™ materials are right for your application.

Our global economy and society is built on a framework that requires protective,lightweight packaging and products to safely deliver food, water, medicine, clothing, etc. to its population. Plastics, in many cases, are the optimal material from a performance perspective to deliever these solutions with the negative side effect of growing pollution, carbon emissions, and accumulation of persistent microplastics in the environment. This existing system is not sustainable and alternative solutions require implementation. Biodegradable plastics in many cases can be engineered to meet performance requirements of traditional plastics while presenting a near carbon netural and inherently non-persistent waste stream. This presents a viable alternative to meet the necassary requirements that tradtional plastics have filled while also mitigating these pressing environmental and health concerns that must be addressed.