Analysis

December 5, 2018

Startups making a move into the plastic alternatives market

Stora Enso and Finnish startup Sulapac team up to create biodegradable straw


Maija Palmer

4 min read

As lawmakers call time on plastics – thanks in no small part to the wave of public outrage unleashed by David Attenborough’s Blue Planet, and the European Parliament’s vote to ban certain single use plastic items in October 2018 – the market for bio-based plastic alternatives is growing. 

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Image of the Sulapac biodegradable plastic alternatives straw
The Sulapac straw, an alternative to the conventional plastic straw
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