Malta’s Natural Edge joins seaweed films project

In Malta, materials research company Natural Edge has joined the SUSTAInPack sustainable packaging initiative, which aims to create biodegradable, seaweed-based packaging films for food and industrial applications.

Currently, biobased films lack the performance attributed needed for such applications. Often, synthetic additives are added to strengthen mechanical strength and water resistance—but at the expense of biodegradability. SUSTAInPACK has made inroads into this problem using proprietary seaweed blends, and Natural Age will help accelerate scale-up.