Consumers want plastic products. They want them to be sustainable.
We help.
Why our business exists
Plastic has become a dirty word. But if you know anything about materials you understand the amazing things plastics do for society.
More and more manufacturers, designers, architects, and product managers feel pressure to pursue sustainability goals now. But computers won’t soon be made of wood and coffee makers won’t soon be made of stone.
In the fast pace of product development and innovation, manufacturers need tested, high-quality materials that will perform in their applications while achieving immediate, concrete, and measurable sustainability goals.
This is where we stand out
Our business did not begin with a dream of future technology. It began with a practical engineering question: How can we make a high-performance material that mimics carbon fiber but is greener? The answer was to exploit the strength of hemp fibers.
The business continues with the same spirit of practical innovation. How can we make a large-scale change that will happen now?
We have families. We care very much about the planet and the unsustainability of current manufacturing practices. And we’re serious about finding the steps needed for legitimate, wide-scale change.
Our vision is to get things going right away. We know others have that vision too.
How we got here
Our growth has been organic and developed alongside our customers ever growing interest in high performance, sustainable plastics. We’ve learned by continually asking questions, making our fair share of mistakes and being naïve enough to believe that the status quo isn’t good enough. Our journey toward fully sustainable, circular plastics isn’t anywhere near over, but we’re happy to making steps every day in the right direction.
Trifilon has three material families, each with a key sustainability focus. We offer stock and custom materials based on your product requirements.
Customization
We offer stock and custom materials depending on sustainability goals and the specific material requirements. Trifilon works closely with customers through all stages of adoption from sample testing to pre-production runs to ensure custom material grades achieve sustainability goals and application performance.
Material Families
BioLite
Mixes food safe polypropylene with plant fibers to reduce weight, improve mechanical properties and lower CO2 footprint
The long technical bast fibers of plants like industrial hemp are typically used in BioLite to reinforce polypropylene. Natural fibers can make up 10 to 35% of our standard BioLite grades. This biocomposite is highly versatile both mechanically and aesthetically. The natural fibers reduces CO2 footprint significantly and makes for lighter weight materials than when other reinforcements are used.
Switch
Takes main ingredients from plants and is compostable
All the main ingredients in Switch are plant based. A starch-based polyester is reinforced with fibers from long-bast plants like industrial hemp whose fibers can make up 10 to 20% of standard recipes. The bio-based polyester is derived from plants like sugarcane, corn, or beet-root. Switch biocomposites can be recycled. And when desired, with applied heat and humidity, they decompose in industrial composting.
Revo
Uses recycled polypropylene with plant fibers and aims at a CO2-neutral footprint
The polypropylene in Revo biocomposites is recycled. It comes from highly-consistent industrial waste streams in northern Europe and is reinforced with natural fibers. Depending on the end-of-life scenario, the carbon accounting for products made with Revo can show a net zero footprint due to the sequestration-effect of the plant fiber.
HQ : Sweden