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We are at early stage ( TRL 4) development of a new material fror injection moulding that can be recycled in the standard paper recycling streams
About
Tensei is a materials science company licensing agricultural-residue formulations to manufacturers and brands worldwide. Our “Second Harvest” feedstock—straw, husks, pips, and skins—creates new farm income while reducing reliance on wood pulp and fossil plastics. By enabling drop-in, circular-economy materials, we help partners cut carbon, strengthen supply-chain resilience, and bring sustainable products to market faster. This material feedstock isn't new but it has the opportunity to play a vital future role in a world where disruption and impact are underpinning all that we strive for.
Key Benefits
- There is a market demand for new repulpable fibre based materials for use within injection moulding and this addresses that demand.
- 100% Recyclable within existing standard paper streams - tested within the EU Forever Green protocol.
- Polymer free and able to be processed with minor refinements within standard injection moulding machinery.
- Supply chain resilience - this is at least 90% fibre and the other additives are plant based to ensure that there is no requirement to use either wood or plastic.
- Biodegradable, compostible
- Food contact approved
- Note: all of the above will need testing and certifying as this is still early stage
Applications
Closures, widgets, punnets and other thin walled, highly intricate products.
Applications requiring a smooth , continuous surface that other films may be bonded too.