The Rise of Bio-Materials and Bio-Products: Current State of Play, Likely Future Scenarios, and Effective Brand Strategies

Duncan Cross | @Renmatrix Renmatrix

The Rise of Bio-‐Materials and Bio-‐Products: Current State of Play, Likely Future Scenarios, and Effec@ve Brand Strategies

#SB15London

Kathryn Sheridan | @SustConsult Sustainability Consult

Marcel Lubben Reverdia

Tom Szaky | @TerraCycle TerraCycle

Thomas Kläusli AVA Biochem

Sustainable Brands 2015The Rise of Bio-Materials

and Bio-Products

Dear Brands,

• We need you!

• Biomaterials are a solution

Everything Is Oil

Buzzword Bingo

• Biobased materials / biomaterials• Renewable chemicals• Bioplastics / biodegradable• Synthetic biology / biotechnology• Bioeconomy

Materials Matter

•  Making products from renewable materials NOT OIL• Sugar• Corn• Waste• CO2•  etc

•  #keepitintheground

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Marcel Lubben

• Marcel LubbenPresident Reverdia

Reverdia: Renewable Solutions for Sustainable Brands

November 17th 2015 London

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Renewable Solutions for Sustainable Brands

Reverdia’s Biosuccinium™ enables renewable solutions for Sustainable Brands

Resins & Solvents (coatings)

PBS (packaging, adhesives, paper lamination)

Polyurethanes (foams, adhesives)

-Through its unique low pH yeast Biosuccinium™ technology

-By co-developing and commercializing with its clients & partners in a unique value chain collaboration model

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Example: renewable footwear value chain

• Corn based today

• Alternatives (from agricultural waste) under evaluation

• Commercial production plant since Dec. 2012

• Biosuccinium™-based polyols developed

• Biosuccinium™-based Desmopan® polyurethane (PU) available

• Interest for renewable PU identified

• PU samples being tested

• Shoe sole production

• Pre marketing series

• First commercialization

Biomass Feedstocks Materials OEM /

Part maker Brand Owner

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Example: renewable packaging value chain

Reverdia Lead Partner In BioSuccInnovate Consortium* for development of a radically new food packaging value chain based on renewable

materials

*Through ADMIT BioSuccInnovate, an innovative Climate-KIC initiative funded by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), along with the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University and other European partners, CIMV, UK retailer Waitrose and food tray producer Sharpak

Duncan Cross

Duncan CrossVice President,Corporate Development,Renmatix

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RENMATIX IS PRODUCING AT SIGNIFICANT SCALE & ATTRACTIVE YIELDS FOR PARTNERS TODAY

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UNLOCKING CELLULOSICS FEEDSTOCKS ECONOMICALLY: THE BRIDGE TO RENEWABLE CHEMICALS & FUELS

RENMATIX CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY BIOMASS DOWNSTREAM

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Thomas Kläusli

•  Thomas KläusliChief Marketing OfficerAVA Biochem

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Platform chemical 5-HMF

building the bio-based future

SUSTAINABLE BRANDS

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Thomas M. Kläusli Chief Marketing Officer

AVA-‐CO2 THREE PILLAR STRATEGY

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5-HMF - PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES

5-‐HMF is the star2ng point for many future bio-‐based products.

Ø  used as performance ingredient in food, agro, pharma

Ø  converted to at least 150

relevant chemicals

Ø  converted to monomers for at least 20 different polymers à e.g. PEF

Ø  used to replace formaldehyde in furniture produc2on

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Plas2cs Bio-‐Plas2cs

Source: Worldwatch Institute / European Bioplastics (2013)

Plastics: 299 Mio. t/a Bioplastics: 1.6 Mio. t/a

BIO-‐PLASTICS INDUSTRY IS STILL IN ITS EARLY STAGES

Tom Szaky

•  Tom SzakyCEOTerraCycle

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