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December 11, 2019

Sulapac raises €15m, begins mass rollout of biodegradable straws

A mojito-proof compostable straw will finally be rolled out to consumers and Sulapac has raised €15m to expand its plastic alternative to other categories, too.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

Finnish packaging startup Sulapc's compostable straws

It is the end of the line, finally, for the plastic straw, as the rollout of a fully biodegradable alternative — which can pass the “mojito test” without going soggy — begins today from Sulapac, a Finnish biomaterials startup and Stora Enso, the Nordic pulp and paper company.

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Sulapac was founded in 2016 by Suvi Haimi and Laura Kyllönen
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It took 18 months to develop the packaging for Fazer, says Haimi.
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