PolyC Plastics and Composites grew from inventor Gregory A. Sotzing’s work on a polycannabinoid composition of matter into a company focused on cleaner polymer technology. Its renewably sourced biopolymers are developed as functional alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, with custom development available for applications such as medical sensors.
Danimer ScientificDanimer Scientific manufactures biodegradable and compostable biopolymer resins, including PHA and PLA formulations, for packaging and other plastic products. The company also provides research-and-development services, custom formulations, and toll manufacturing, with applications including films, coatings, fibers, adhesives, and injection-molded articles.ROCHESTER, NY
UnspentBorn from coffee-chemistry research at The Ohio State University in 2016, Unspent turns spent coffee grounds into COPOXEE™, a renewable plasticizer for the materials industry. Cofounders Kathryn Williamson and Emmanuel Hatzakis developed the material to give coffee waste a second use while helping replace petroleum-based plastics in functional packaging. The company also develops other sustainable materials from food-industry byproducts.
NextGen Bioplastics, IncNextGen Bioplastics makes food-service packaging from plant-based biopolymers, using Pennsylvania-grown hemp and other renewable materials to replace petroleum-based plastics. The family-run company draws on more than 35 years of American manufacturing experience and produces its compostable, food-grade packaging at a 350,000-square-foot facility in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Its locally sourced, American-made approach connects industrial production with a regional agricultural supply chain.SUNBURY, PA
AddisperseSince 2011, Addisperse has been a technically focused plastics company whose team brings more than 90 years of combined experience to specialty additive concentrate and compound production. It first became known for using natural fibers such as hemp and cellulose to strengthen plastic products, and today works with plastics manufacturers developing bio-based materials and recycling solutions. The company also handles custom compounding from development quantities through truckload production.BENSALEM, PA