In California, seaweed technology startups Umaro and Sway have been awarded a $1.5 million Department of Energy grant to jointly develop new processing techniques to convert alginate sidestreams from Umaro’s seaweed protein production into Sway’s seaweed-based bioplastics. The collaboration aims to produce both biobased plastics and protein from a single regenerative resource. Umaro’s products include […]
In California, Sway, for the first time, will enable seaweed to replace flexible plastics at scale. Representing an entirely new category of biopolymer resin, Sway’s patent-pending Thermoplastic Seaweed resin (TPSea) is a 100% biobased, home-compostable, microplastic-free ingredient made from a regenerative ocean crop that can replenish ecosystems and support coastal communities. Sway’s new technology is […]
In California, seaweed-based bioplastic startup Sway has revealed a “breakthrough technology” that will enable seaweed to replace flexible plastics at scale. The new, patent-pending thermoplastic seaweed resin, dubbed TPSea™, is 100% biobased, home-compostable, and microplastic-free. It can also “mesh seamlessly” with the most scaled plastic manufacturing systems available, enabling “growth and massive impact.” TPSea is […]
