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Plantics in Renewable Matter
The leading bimonthly Italian/English magazine on circular economy Renewable Matter/Materia Rinnovable, published an article on Plantics in its ‘Startup’ section in September.
Read MorePlantics participates in Interreg hemp-project
To ensure a sufficient supply of high-quality hemp fibres from the region, we participate in the Interreg project Hemp2Comp (Hemp to Composites).
Read MorePlantics in Panels & Furniture Asia
The Asian version of Panels & Furniture interviewed our CEO Wridzer Bakker. You can read the complete interview about panel manufacturing on their website: ‘The “accidental” but welcoming discovery of a plant-based circular resin’. Bakker asks himself: ‘Do we want to keep using materials that are toxic, meaning containing formaldehyde, and fossil-based, meaning large CO2…
Read MorePly Loop Chair by JorisLaarmanLab is based on Plantics resin
We are very proud that Dutch designstudio JorisLaarmanLab used our Plantics resin to shape their new Ply Loop Chair. The chair is currently on view in the show ‘under present conditions’ at the Friedman Benda Gallery in New York. On their Instagram JorisLaarmanLab writes: “Typically, plywood is a lot less ecologically friendly than you might…
Read MorePlantics proud finalist for Best Arnhem Enterprise 2023
On Thursday, July 6th, the Best Arnhem Enterprise of the Year 2023 was announced during the ArnhemBedrijft! event. Plantics is proud to finish as one of the three finalists. CEO Wridzer Bakker gratefully accepted the flowers after an engaging company presentation. Becoming a finalist in this competition is not an achievement that happens overnight. Plantics…
Read MoreHighlighting the Hemp Collection at the Vepa event hosted by Plantics
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the Vepa event took place at Plantics. Twenty ambassadors from Vepa’s dealer network attended the first in a series of in-depth knowledge sessions. The core theme of the day was ‘How bio is bio?’. We reflect on an inspiring afternoon filled with knowledge sharing and group discussions, with a special…
Read MoreIPM Essen 2023: Plantics presents the ultimate sustainable alternative to the plastic plant pot: DOPA
The world’s largest horticultural trade fair took place in Essen between 23 and 26 January this year, with an invite to Plantics to showcase the DOPA plant pot in the Discovery Center. It’s a place where visitors come to together to seek inspiration from the latest retail trends. With a delegation of enthusiastic colleagues and…
Read MoreTeam Plantics wishes you happy holidays!
As the year ends, we look back proudly at a year full of succes, new partnerships, product launches, and innovation. We hope to work with you again in 2023, to make the world a better place.
Read MorePlantics secures funding to further expand its production of biobased materials
As Plantics, we are proud to announce that we have been awarded substantial financing. With this financing we will be able to purchase new machinery and production equipment, which will allow us to expand our production capacity at Industriepark Kleefse Waard (IPKW). The financing consists of loans from Nationaal Groenfonds, Oost NL, Rabobank and shareholder…
Read MorePlantics receives grant for React-EU project DemoBioProductie (PROJ-01075)
The Management Autoriteit EFRO Oost-Nederland (OP Oost) has decided to grant approximately €1M for the project DemoBioProductie, which will be carried out by the two partners Plantics B.V and EromesMarko B.V. Why DemoBioProductie? The project DemoBioProductie will focus on circular composites. The main advantages of composites compared to conventional materials are the higher strength-to-weight ratio,…
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