Nel ASA

Genomatica's bio-BDO (1,4-butanediol) — produced by E. coli engineered to ferment sugars — replaces petrochemical BDO in spandex and biodegradable plastics. Microbial cell factories replacing oil wells.

Siegwerk's low-migration inks for food packaging use specially purified resins — molecules that won't transfer through the film into your food. UV-curing inks polymerize in milliseconds via photoinitiator chemistry.

Kuraray's EVAL ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer blocks oxygen 10,000x better than LDPE — the barrier layer in ketchup bottles and food packaging. A 3-micron EVAL film extends shelf life from days to months.