Sustainability Starts
with Smarter Materials
— Discover SoluNova's Solution

Name: SoluNova Water-Soluble Biodegradable Flexible Packaging
Brand: SoluNova

Born in South Africa and built for Africa and the world, SoluNova brings the next generation of sustainable flexible packaging to businesses across the continent and beyond — expanding our reach as our market and client base grows. Our proprietary material supports recycling, industrial composting, and complete biodegradation in soil and water — without microplastics or toxic residues.

"With widespread adoption, SoluNova's technology can effectively mitigate the environmental harms caused by flexible packaging, while delivering on performance and economics — for South African businesses and the planet."

— Righardt Visser, Founder & CEO of SoluNova

Zero

Microplastics or Toxic Residues

Left behind after biodegradation

50%

Down-gauging Possible

Thanks to higher tensile strength

3-in-1

End-of-Life Pathways

Recycling · Composting · Biodegradation

No

CAPEX Modifications Needed

Works on existing converting machinery

Blown Film Extrusion

Runs on existing converting machinery — no CAPEX modifications required.

Live Global Plastic Tracker

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Plastic Produced

14.04Kkg

kg of new plastic manufactured globally

+11090.8 kg/sec

Plastic Entering Oceans

320.9kg

kg of plastic dumped into our oceans

+253.5 kg/sec

Mismanaged Plastic Waste

3.17Kkg

kg of plastic mismanaged (littered/uncontrolled)

+2503.4 kg/sec

Based on OECD Global Plastics Outlook 2022 & Jambeck et al. ocean plastic research. Figures are global annual estimates converted to per-second rates.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Contributing to 6 out of 17 SDGs

SoluNova's flexible packaging technology directly addresses six United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — from eliminating microplastics from the food chain to protecting waterways and reducing land pollution.

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