Lactips develops, produces, and sells the only industrial plastic-free polymer.
This innovative, high-quality, 100% bio-based and biodegradable material in different environments is an effective and eco-friendly alternative to many traditional plastics.
To improve the recyclability of plastics and create new, specific packaging solutions, Lactips offers a natural, high-performance material to support its customers in their circular-economy strategies and to help them respond to present and future environmental challenges faced by industries.
The Lactips material, a high-performance, mass-producible, and environmentally sustainable solution
Lactips supplies a high-quality, innovative material for the plastics industry that meets the following needs:
• Water-soluble packaging,
• Durable packaging,
• Single-use plastics,
• New markets.
Made from a natural protein, the Lactips material offers an eco-friendly and functional solution capable of responding to today’s environmental, economic, and industrial challenges. The Lactips material can replace pollutant plastics and be easily incorporated into production processes.
Water soluble solutions
Lactips has developed a solution that dissolves completely without leaving residue. It is superior to conventional plastics and has been recognised with environmental certifications (TÜV AUSTRIA) or can help earn them (ECOCERT/ECOLABEL/NORDIC ECOLABEL). Its solubility in both cold and hot water, its biodegradability, and its natural origin make it a high-performance, attractive, eco-friendly alternative that meets the needs of many industries while being good for consumers and the planet.
Laundry
Laundry bags with water-soluble opening
Validated by hospital laundries, Lactips has designed a preventive product to make the handling of infected laundry safer and limit the risk of contamination in the laundry treatment chain. Pushed by the authorities and industry players, Lactips now markets the water-soluble opening system for laundry bags. Placed directly in the machine, the soluble opening disappears completely in contact with cold and hot water, freeing the linen from the bag during the washing cycle and without leaving sticky residues. Made from 100% natural ingredients, the Lactips material meets health and ecological challenges by reducing the use of single-use laundry and by favouring biosourced and fully biodegradable solutions to protect people and the environment.
Water-soluble strip for laundry bag
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Laundry perfume beads
Designed with one of the world’s leading fragrance creators, CareTips Natural Pearls scented beads help laundry brands innovate in the new range of eco-friendly laundry scent boosters with a unique solution that offers a superior consumer experience. Placed directly in the drum of the washing machine, the beads will dissolve during the wash leaving a fragrant imprint on the clothes. Once dried, the clothes remain fragrant.
Perfume beads
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Détergence
Detergents
Single-dose packaging for liquid detergent and solid detergent, in powder or tablet form
Very practical for saving time and preventing overuse of detergent, tablets in traditional packaging represent an environmental challenge in terms of the pollutant residue they leave behind, an issue of which consumers are increasingly conscious. In addition to dissolving beautifully, the Lactips material leaves no sticky residue behind. Its total biodegradability and its 100% bio-based composition have been recognised by environmental certifications.
Emballage unidose de détergents 100% naturel
Solid detergents
Salt unidoses
Exemple détergence liquide
Liquid detergents
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Bâtiment
Construction
Single-dose packaging for concrete additives and dyes
Essential components in modern concrete, additives and dyes packaged with the Lactips water-soluble material can be used safely and with greater precision, while complying with the highest environmental standards.
Exemple colorant
Dyes
Textile
Textiles
Stabilising film for embroidery
The Lactips material’s characteristics are adapted to the manufacturing of stabilising films used in the art or practise of embroidery. Its natural characteristics make it a material of choice for embroiderers of all stripes.
Agriculture
Agriculture
Seed tape
The Lactips material can be used to effectively and precisely plant seeds. Its bio-based and natural composition enable total biodegradability in the soil, supporting more environmentally friendly agriculture.
Étiquette soluble
Miscellaneous
Water-soluble labels
The Lactips material can be used to create temporary labels. Being print-ready, with no need for pre-treatment, the material offers an innovative, eco-friendly way to inform consumers or liven up any number of products.
*TÜV Austria OK Water Biodegradable Certificate S0907 covers the Lactips thermoplastic pellets reference CareTips 300A. Specific grades can be certified upon request.
Sustainable packaging
The Lactips material can be used as primary single-layer or multi-layer packaging. It improves recyclability without reducing performance.
Alimentaire
Food products and inert products
Individual packaging
Offering barrier properties against oxygen, fats, and mineral oils, the material is effective at preserving products. It is particularly recommended for the packaging of dry or oily products and can be used in composites with biodegradable polyesters.
Emballage alimentaire à hautes barrières
Chocolate bar
Complexage
Composites using biopolymers, paper, or cardboard
The Lactips material can be used as a lamination or coating on biopolymers, paper, or cardboard without glue or pre-treatment. It increases barrier properties without hurting the recyclability or biodegradability of packaging.
Exemple carton laminé
Laminated cardboard
Single-use plastics
Lactips offers a material whose creation and disposal are approved by regulations and that is non-toxic for the environment.
Thanks to its 100% bio-based and natural composition, the Lactips material complies with the new European Union regulation on single-use plastics, Directive (EU) 2019/904. It is categorised as a single-use, non-plastic solution. Thus, it is not recognised as a plastic material under Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 of 14 January 2011. It complies with existing and upcoming regulations on microplastic. Considered a natural polymer under the EU REACH regulation, it does not fall under microplastic restrictions or labelling and declaration requirements.
The film’s compatibility has already been demonstrated in the food and cosmetics industries through numerous tests performed by the Lactips development centre and independent laboratories.
Injection
Golf tees
Lactips’ 100% natural and biodegradable golf tees are an innovative and eco-responsible alternative to existing solutions (plastic, wood or bamboo) for golfers and the environment. Plastic free, the tees disappear completely and quickly in all environments and leave no visual pollution. They also prevent damage to maintenance equipment.
Play green with Lactips !
Golf tees
Compound
Compounding
The Lactips material can be transformed mechanically to meet specific needs and change characteristics like colour, flavour, and odour in order to carry a brand’s identity and adapt to different uses.
Exemple granulés
Pellets
Alimentaire
Food products
Lactips has developed an edible material with nutritional value that can help achieve goals for zero waste. It can be used for instant food products, making them easy to use and providing the right doses of ingredients.