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Senbis Polymer Innovations B.V. is a Dutch R&D company based in Emmen, specializing in sustainable polymers and fibres. Originating from an Akzo Nobel yarn and fibre research department, it focuses on developing biodegradable bioplastics to address microplastic pollution and reduce carbon emissions from plastics.
The company provides applied polymer research services, utilizing a fully equipped laboratory and pilot plant for processes like melt-spinning, extrusion, compounding, and polymerization. Expertise spans high-performance yarns, filaments, films, and compounds for applications in agriculture, horticulture, marine, sports, and textiles.
Senbis develops products such as compostable baler twine, marine-degradable mussel socks, biodegradable trimmer line (GreenLine), artificial turf infill (GreenFill), and fully biodegradable grass (GreenBlade), using materials like PLA. R&D is handled by Senbis Polymer Innovations B.V., while commercialization falls under sister company Senbis Sustainable Products B.V. It collaborates with industry partners and multinationals without large-scale manufacturing of its own.
Also known as Applied Polymer Innovations.
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Reusable festival cup moulded from locally produced PHA (Caleyda) for the first time; material validated for processing and food-contact approval preparations underway.
PHA biopolymer integrated into asphalt boosts bitumen performance and durability, enables circular supply, replaces fossil components, sequesters ~2 kg CO2/kg polymer, and aids 2030/2050 goals.
Joint development plan and conditional offtake to fast‑track lab-to-industrial pilots, certification and scale‑up of next‑gen biodegradable materials; validation in 2026, supply from 2028.
PRECEDING project, funded by RVO's TSE program, will deliver conceptual design and business case to commercialize PHA from organic side streams as a natural alternative to fossil plastics.
Raised funds will scale up biopolymer production, leveraging wastewater technology. New facility in Emmen to produce biodegradable PHA, with significant market growth expected by 2028.
Construction begins on a PHA extraction pilot to produce batch Caleyda for testing and to validate scale-up toward a 6‑kt extraction plant.
A PHA demo plant will be operational in 2023, with a commercial plant by 2026, creating 40 jobs. The project supports Emmen's green chemistry focus and involves a €58 million investment.
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