INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic
production using bacteria
The system turns organic matter, such as food waste, into a product that can be used as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastics
&I realized that it was a simple technology for taking to society, that will benefit everyone,& she tells us.
The biotech startup began its
pilot phase near Barcelona, at a BonArea supermarket plant, where they were able to develop and test the technology on an industrial scale
with a potential customer
Ayma plans to push the innovation toward two sectors: Organic waste producers that want to shrink waste management costs and companies
interested in purchasing the bioplastics for various applications.
The team recently closed an investment round of more than €2 million,
which will allow them to open a 33,000-square-foot plant to start production on the VE-box: A portable waste management container that will
transform organic waste into biodegradable plastics.
