Solinatra Natural Engineered Materials
Solinatra Natural Engineered Materials are complete material formulations developed for real-world applications.
We bring together natural and bio-based inputs with material engineering to create practical alternatives for a wide range of products and industries.
The result is a flexible material platform that creates room to remove inherited specifications that add weight, cost or complexity without improving the product in use.
100% natural and bio-based inputs
Ingredient-agnostic by design and not tied to one fixed feedstock.
Validated end-of-life route
Designed around the appropriate route after use, primarily biodegradation and composting, supporting safe reintegration into natural systems.
Fit for purpose
Engineered around the requirements of the application, production processes, and relevant regulatory requirements.
Before you specify
Five questions shape the material.
What physical properties do you actually need?
We start with what your product needs to do in real conditions. Strength, flexibility and resistance are defined around its function, with clear performance ranges set by the needs of the application.
What processes do you want to use—and avoid?
Your production route shapes the formulation. We consider the equipment, tooling, processing conditions and finishing steps the material must work with, alongside any processes or additives you need to avoid.
What is the expected end-of-life?
The intended disposal route is defined from the start, based on the application and infrastructure available in your market. Formulation and validation consider both the relevant certification requirements and what is likely to happen after use.
What shelf life and functional life do you need?
We distinguish how long the product must remain stable in storage from how long it must perform in use. Climate, exposure and acceptable changes in performance help define both lifetimes alongside the intended end-of-life.
What is your motivation for a bio-based material?
Regulation, customer requirements, brand commitments and product function can all shape material selection and define what the final solution needs to achieve.
End-of-Life
Performance includes what happens after use.
End-of-life performance is validated against the specific material, product format and test conditions.
The morphology of Solinatra bio-composite after 42 days of thermophilic incubation
The degraded Solinatra exhibits rougher surfaces with open cavities and evidence of microbial activity.
The fork made of Solinatra degraded 90 % in ≤ 12 weeks.
Materials built for selected existing machinery.
Processing trials are recommended for machine-specific parameters and the intended product format.
Injection Moulding Materials
Extrusion Materials
Thermoforming Materials
One material family, developed around different product formats.
Horticulture, packaging and food-service, biomedical component, cosmetic, and other formats each introduce different geometry, handling, processing, use, and end-of-life requirements.
Packaging and food-service
Horticulture
Cosmetic
Bio-med
We make an impact together with our partners
Solinatra works with material, machinery, manufacturing, distribution, product, and application partners to evaluate grades in real production and product contexts.
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