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Sulapac launches Sulapac® Luxe, a new sustainable material for luxury fragrance caps as part of its expanded cosmetics portfolio

Beauty brands are seeking sustainable alternatives for conventional plastic packaging – but high-end brands have high-end demands. Sulapac’s expanded portfolio, including a novel bio-based material ideal for fragrance bottle caps, allows cosmetic brands to meet their sustainability targets with a comprehensive range of applications, without compromising quality or aesthetics.
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Strengthened strategic partnership with Nissha and material innovation startup Sulapac

Strengthened strategic partnership with Nissha and material innovation startup Sulapac

Nissha Co., Ltd., a technology leader in decorative molding and sustainable materials, has entered into a financial and business partnership with the material innovation startup Sulapac Ltd. This partnership is one of Nissha’s key activities regarding its sustainability and business strategy.
Helsinki, Finland (November 29, 2022) Global technology leader Nissha Co., Ltd.’s customers include som

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New Marimekko Marimade products made with Sulapac’s latest eco-safe material innovation – everyday objects for more sustainable living

HELSINKI, Finland (September 5, 2022) Finnish design house Marimekko has unveiled a new line of everyday lifestyle products, focused on sustainability and the celebration of creativity. The line is designed for value-driven, unisex customers with lifestyles where sustainability plays a big role.
Marimekko collaborated with Finnish material innovation startup Sulapac on the new Marimekko Marimad

Global makeup supplier Schwan Cosmetics and Sulapac create a cosmetic pencil with a plant-based barrel to offer an alternative to conventional plastic

Global makeup supplier Schwan Cosmetics and Sulapac create a cosmetic pencil with a plant-based barrel to offer an alternative to conventional plastic

Schwan Cosmetics has launched the first color cosmetic pencils made with sustainable Sulapac materials. “TheBetterBarrel” meets market demands for environmentally friendly makeup products that don’t sacrifice quality, performance, or style.
HELSINKI, Finland (August 30, 2022) Schwan Cosmetics, German makeup supplier for many of the world’s biggest cosmetic companies, and Finnish material innova

Shiseido introduces the first vertical farm beauty brand Ulé – with lids made with sustainable Sulapac material

Shiseido introduces the first vertical farm beauty brand Ulé – with lids made with sustainable Sulapac material

Using the latest scientific technology, Ulé produces the plants used in its skincare items in cocoon-like, protected environments to meet the plants’ needs and to protect them from any contamination.
HELSINKI, Finland (May 10, 2022) Shiseido has unveiled a new beauty brand Ulé, focused on botanical, conscious beauty. The brand grows its plant ingredients at the Ulé Eco-Farm, near Paris, to ensu

United Arab Emirates luxury hotels and high-end outlets incorporate premium sustainable straws amidst a global move towards not using conventional plastic

United Arab Emirates luxury hotels and high-end outlets incorporate premium sustainable straws amidst a global move towards not using conventional plastic

Finnish Sulapac and UAE-based BIRD Collaborative take the lead in the Emirates; with millions of straws distributed since 2021. Made of wood chips and plant-based binders, the straws incorporate sustainability, functionality and innovation.
HELSINKI, Finland (April 7, 2022) Several luxury hotels in the United Arab Emirates have chosen sustainable straws by the Finnish material innovation compan

Finnish companies Lumene and Sulapac collaborate to become one of the world’s first to sell water-based cosmetics in sustainable packaging that leaves no traces behind

Finnish companies Lumene and Sulapac collaborate to become one of the world’s first to sell water-based cosmetics in sustainable packaging that leaves no traces behind

Lumene and Sulapac routinely use material sidestreams in their innovations and draw inspiration from the no-waste reality of Finnish nature in their effort to build a future of sustainable cosmetics globally.
HELSINKI, Finland (March 31, 2021) Finnish cosmetics company Lumene and Finnish material innovation startup Sulapac have collaborated on a pilot project to package two of Lumene’s most pop

Life-time use lip balm brand above & beyond partners with Sulapac for eco-safe and refillable packaging

Life-time use lip balm brand above & beyond partners with Sulapac for eco-safe and refillable packaging

Lip balms are some of the most used and most frequently lost personal cosmetics items. Difficult to recycle, empty plastic containers end up in mixed waste and landfills. Up and coming brand above & beyond has solved this dilemma.
Often packaged in plastic, lip balms lost in nature or in urban environments break down over several months and years into microplastics that accumulate in nature

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Sulapac – Like nature

Sulapac® is an award-winning, patented bio-based material innovation for the circular economy. It accelerates the plastic waste-free future with sustainable materials that are beautiful and functional. Like nature. Sulapac was founded in 2016 by Dr. Suvi Haimi, Dr. Laura Tirkkonen-Rajasalo and Dr. Antti Pärssinen. The company has been ranked one of the 100 hottest startups in Europe by WIRED UK. Join the forerunners at sulapac.com. Together we can save the world from plastic waste.

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