HELSINKI, Finland (October 20, 2022) Microplastics are minute pieces of plastic – less than five millimeters in length. As plastic waste, like wrappers, packaging and straws, continues to accumulate in the environment, it breaks down to smaller and smaller pieces.
However, typical plastic waste isn’t the only source of microplastics. Some of the most innocent, even unexpected products and items
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
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
Cosmetics packaging elevated – Toly and Sulapac form alliance for sustainable innovation. Now, eco-friendly packaging for compacts is available across the world.
The new take back program transforms used, biobased supplement packages into pet urns that biodegrade without leaving permanent microplastics behind.
Around 90% of the cosmetics market consist of water-based emulsions, and now, Sulapac has invented a patent-pending material for them. It biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind. This has never been done before.
Fazer will bring to the market a new box containing handmade pralines. The packaging makes use of the Finland-based Sulapac’s material innovation, which is compostable and free of microplastics.
Sulapac, a Finnish company listed among the top-100 hottest start-ups in Europe by Wired Magazine, is pleased to announce that the French luxury house Chanel has decided to shoulder its development, thus becoming its first investor coming from the cosmetic industry.
Sulapac has won Scanstar award with Kohinoor jewellery packaging by Finnish jewellery and silverware company Kultakeskus. Scanstar is a joint Nordic packaging competition held annually since 1969 by the Scandinavian Packaging Association.
Fazer and Sulapac have begun collaborating, with the aim of researching, developing and testing plastic-free, biodegradable packaging solutions for foodstuffs. The cooperation started in May. It supports Fazer's strategy and objective of becoming a responsible, modern food company that seeks to reduce the use of plastic with the help of new technologies.
Stora Enso and Sulapac have signed a joint development agreement to combat the global problem of plastic waste by accelerating the use of fully renewable, recyclable and biodegradable materials in packaging.
Sulapac’s fully biodegradable packaging has been selected by Finnish cosmetics company Naviter for its new Atopik range of natural cosmetic products. Atopik All Over Balm will be the first cosmetic product to use Sulapac as its primary packaging. Naviter CEO Anni Linnavirta: “Thanks to Sulapac’s innovative and sustainable packaging, our packaging and content can now speak the same language.”
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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