Danimer Scientific and Ningbo Homelink Eco-iTech (Homelink), a Chinese manufacturer of disposable tableware, have announced the commercial launch of home compostable extrusion coating biopolymers made with Danimer’s polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), Nodax. The PHA-coated cups, produced by Homelink, offer a sustainable alternative to traditional paper cups by being repulpable and home and industrially compostable.Danimer Scientific’s PHA-based biopolymer has undergone testing for biodegradation, disintegration and ecotoxicity. Designed to replace PE, the PHA biopolymer grade provides a liquid barrier coating for paper cups. The new product has received certification as home compostable by the Technical Inspection Association (TÜV) and as commercially compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute.
