Danimer Scientific and Kemira Expand Exclusive Partnership to Commercialize Fully Biobased Barrier Coatings
Danimer Scientific (NYSE: DNMR) and Kemira have announced a multi-year license and supply agreement to commercialize biobased barrier coatings for paper and board products. This agreement expands their previous collaboration and targets food and beverage applications across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The dispersion barrier market, currently valued at
- New multi-year supply agreement with Kemira creates a new revenue stream.
- The coatings utilize PHA biopolymer, promoting sustainability.
- Targeting an expanding market with a current valuation of EUR 500 million.
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New multi-year license and supply agreement builds on successful joint development of biobased coatings for paper and board products using sustainable biopolymer
The new agreement builds on the companies’ successful partnership, originally announced in
“This new, exclusive agreement is a major step in realizing our biobased strategy to deliver high-quality, sustainable and circular packaging solutions to our customers,” said
The new PHA-based aqueous barrier coatings are heat sealable and offer an excellent oil, water and grease barrier. Additional benefits include repulpability, which enables the paper to be recycled without special equipment for full fiber recovery. These attributes further enhance the sustainability of the material and enable brands to provide products that contribute to a circular economy and reduce the impact of plastic waste on the environment. The PHA coatings can replace polyethylene and provide a viable alternative to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are increasingly being phased out in food packaging around the world due to potential health risks associated with their use.
“This expansion of our partnership with Kemira represents several important milestones in Danimer’s mission to reduce plastic waste,” said
About Kemira
Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries. We provide best suited products and expertise to improve our customers’ product quality, process and resource efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment and energy industry. In 2021, Kemira had annual revenue of around
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Danimer is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products. For more than a decade, its renewable and sustainable biopolymers have helped create plastic products that are biodegradable and compostable and return to nature instead of polluting our lands and waters. Danimer’s technology can be found in a vast array of plastic end products that people use every day. Applications for its biopolymers include additives, aqueous coatings, fibers, filaments, films and injection-molded articles, among others. Danimer holds more than 390 granted patents and pending patent applications in more than 20 countries for a range of manufacturing processes and biopolymer formulations. For more information, visit www.DanimerScientific.com.
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