30 sustainable materials from bio-based that can be used for object.
A PHA biopolymer platform produced by microbial fermentation.
PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) that a Korean manufacturer makes by fermenting plant-derived feedstock. Specificat…
A sheet-form leather alternative using pomace/peel by-products from the apple juice industry.
A candidate when looking for a coated fabric to use instead of natural leather. It can be cut and sewn, and i…
A plastic-free technical fabric from abacá (banana family) fibre grown in Philippine highland permaculture — "no pesticides, fertilizer or extra water". Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold (Dec 2021; Natural White, All Black, Gravel, Asphalt and DWR versions). Compostable at home or industrially, with a paper-recycling loop turning used fabric into new yarn. A collaboration between Swiss brand QWSTION and Taiwanese yarn and weaving specialists.
The highest-certified plant fabric on the axis (C2C Gold). Where pineapple and cactus leathers carry coating…
A 100% natural fiber refined from the stem and leaf residues of food and medicinal crops.
A spinnable fiber feedstock extracted from cellulose-rich agricultural residues such as the stems and leaves…
A molded composite combining used coffee grounds with recycled wood fiber and plant-based polymer.
A molded material that mixes coffee grounds with recycled wood fiber and plant-based polymer.
A Korean wood/cellulose-based material for injection molding.
A wood by-product-based feedstock that can be run in existing injection molds, linking the formal freedom of…
Decorative / sound-absorbing brick made by compressing textile waste with a bio-based binder.
A brick-type module that keeps the original color and texture of the textiles, so the origin of the textile w…
A coated/sheet-type alternative leather material that uses grape by-products from the wine industry.
A material combining grape by-products from the wine industry with vegetable oils and natural agricultural fi…
Moulded material grown from mycelium on local agricultural waste fibres — 5 days growing plus 2 days drying. Stated "100% compostable" and "suitable for 100% home and marine composting". Protective packaging (Industrial, Luxury, Insulating), GIY (Grow It Yourself) kits and interior products. A European source for the material family of Ecovative's MycoComposite (US).
A record for sourcing mycelium packaging in Europe. Same material family as Ecovative (US) but a different su…
A wood-alternative panel made by compressing industrial hemp fiber.
It keeps a woodworking experience similar to wood while extending fast-growing hemp fiber into furniture, pan…
Bio-based polyethylene from Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. Avoids about 5 t CO2e per tonne versus fossil PE — stated as a third-party verified full LCA. ISCC PLUS and BONSUCRO certified (since 2011) with a responsible ethanol sourcing programme (since 2010). Processes and recycles like conventional PE. Capacity 275 kt/year after the 2025 expansion.
The scale baseline of the bio-polymer axis. Unlike PLA/PHA (biodegradable family), this is a drop-in riding e…
Sheet material based on bacterial cellulose cultured in coconut-processing wastewater / waste coconut water.
A bacterial cellulose material cultured in coconut water that would otherwise be discarded.
A family of biodegradable, compostable bioplastics containing renewable feedstock such as starch.
A family of bio-based polymers that are biodegradable and compostable. The composition differs by grade.
A premium flexible sheet made by precisely growing mycelium.
Uses the fiber structure of mycelium to create a feel and expression between leather and fabric, offering a n…
A surface / leather-alternative material that uses by-products from orange and cactus processing.
A soft material that blends citrus and cactus processing by-products with polymer and binder.
A natural interior surface material made by pressing spelt husks, a by-product of spelt processing.
It shows the actual texture and color of a grain by-product on the finish surface, letting an agricultural by…
A cellulose composite made by molding kraft paper layers and a bio-based binder under high pressure.
A board of kraft paper and cellulose laminated with a bio-based binder.
A coated nonwoven surface material made from pineapple leaf by-products.
Pineapple leaves, an agricultural waste, are used as a leather-alternative sheet that can be applied as a sur…
A bio-based material platform that applies plant-based additive technology to plant-derived PLA.
A resin of PLA (polylactic acid) made from plant-derived feedstock with proprietary additives. Specifications…
A structural paper board with a patented core (Re-board Technology AB, Swedish company). 80% lighter than the wood equivalent (16 mm at 2.0 kg/m², 10 mm at 1.5) yet stiff enough that "many cars has launched standing on a Re-board sheet". "100% Recyclable — no mixed materials" with a stated third-party verified lifecycle (EPD). 20+ years in market; for exhibition stands, event structures, POS and retail.
Pairs with Xanita on the exhibition axis. Mono-material means it recycles as paper with no separation, and th…
A decorative biocomposite made from food by-products such as eggshells and nutshells.
A composite of discarded eggshells and nutshells bound with an organic, biodegradable binder.
A rigid composite panel combining low-value Herdwick wool with bio-resin.
A panel of Herdwick wool set in bio-resin.
A biocomposite for injection/extrusion that combines industrial by-product wood with biopolymers.
A composite of wood-industry by-product particles mixed with a biodegradable biopolymer.
Lyocell and modal fibres from responsibly managed wood pulp by Lenzing, Austria. Stated at least 50% lower carbon emissions and water use than standard, EU Ecolabel certified, with biodegradability and compostability certifications stated. HQ in Lenzing, Austria. The reference regenerated-cellulose fibre for apparel, home textiles and upholstery.
The industrial baseline for regenerated cellulose fibre. Where Circulose covers the pulp stage, this is the f…
A plastic-alternative material based on natural polymers extracted from grain processing residues.
A material made by converting grain processing residues into a natural polymer.
Decorative / sound-absorbing biocomposite platform combining food and agricultural by-products with various binders.
A composite using, per the manufacturer, 60–95% by weight of malt husks, grass fibers, hazelnut shells, eggsh…
An injection-molding biocomposite combining cellulose fiber with wood-waste-derived PP.
By raising the cellulose share in a form usable on existing injection equipment, it can reduce the amount of…
Paper, bioplastic (injection, extrusion, 3D filament) and bio-concrete from Dutch-grown elephant grass (miscanthus). The crop absorbs about 30 t CO2 per hectare per year (four times a European forest), needs no fertiliser, and grows on marginal non-food land — figures stated both on the company's page and in the Holland Circular Hotspot case. Rotterdam-based, with Wageningen University guidance noted by HCH.
A local-feedstock material whose crop is itself a carbon sink (30 t/ha). Evidence is thin — company and publi…
A vegan, compostable material made by microbial fermentation. Microbes generate granules in fermentation units, which are extracted, pelletised and moulded on standard equipment with natural pigments. Stated to break down "fully in any soil and marine environment, leaving behind zero microplastics". Food contact certified, compatible with water- and oil-based formulations — commercially applied in skincare packaging.
A compostable moulding material from the third route — microbial fermentation rather than fossil or plant oil…
A waterproof wood composite molded from wood chips and a bio-based binder.
A composite of wood chips and fibers bound with resin. Used for bathroom products and furniture.