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📢 traceless® opens first industrial production facility for nature-based material innovation📢 Today, we reached a milestone we have been working toward since our founding in 2020: Together with political, industry, and business representatives — including Carsten Schneider, Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMUKN), and Katharina Fegebank, Senator for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (Behörde für Umwelt, Klima, Energie und Agrarwirtschaft (BUKEA)) — we celebrated the opening of the world’s first industrial production facility for a next-generation natural polymer technology. At the facility, plant-based residues from the agricultural industry are processed into an innovative material that can be used as a natural plastic substitute — designed for biological circularity and leaving no trace. For us, this moment marks far more than the opening of a new site. Since founding traceless®, our vision has been to prove that innovative nature-based materials can move beyond the lab and pilot into industrial scale to create the biggest possible impact. With this facility, that vision is becoming reality. As Anne Lamp, CEO & Founder of traceless®, puts it: “With this plant, we are creating the world’s first industrial production capacities for thermoplastic natural polymers that can be used directly as plastic substitutes. This opening marks the launch a new materials industry — circular, clean, and future-oriented.” Spanning approximately 4,000 square meters, the new headquarters in Hamburg-Harburg have a capacity of approximately 3,000 tons of traceless® material per year. The facility will serve renowned pioneering customers in the future—such as the paper and packaging manufacturer Mondi Group, the e-commerce company OTTO, and the distribution partner Biesterfeld Group. All central areas of the plant have already been successfully commissioned, and production will be ramped up gradually over the coming months. The investment volume for the plant exceeds €20 million. The project was funded with an amount of €5,128,401 from the Environmental Innovation Programme of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey: our team, partners, customers, investors and supporters. This milestone belongs to all of you. And this is just the beginning. Please find a link to the full press release here: ➡️ English: https://lnkd.in/dhcT4-G8 ➡️ German: https://lnkd.in/dPJ-3mEg

🧭 We strengthen our Advisory Board with Dr. Katrin Suder and Kathrin Klein traceless is in a continued phase of growth and development - and on this exciting journey, our Advisory board is there to support our management team with strategic guidance. Today, we are pleased to announce Dr. Katrin Suder as independent member and Chairwoman of the Advisory Board. Also, Kathrin Klein has been appointed as an additional member of the Advisory Board. Dr. Katrin Suder brings more than two decades of experience in strategy consulting and corporate management, as well as extensive work with advisory boards. She studied physics, holds a doctorate in neuroinformatics, and has deep expertise in technology, digitalization, and corporate strategy - among others through her work as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and as State Secretary in the German Ministry of Defense. In her role, she will advise traceless on strategic development and growth priorities and help steer the company’s course over the coming years. Kathrin Klein brings extensive senior leadership experience from the chemical industry, especially in growth strategies, marketing, sales as well as organizational development. As a member of traceless’ Advisory Board, she will support the company’s next phase of growth, including market entry and penetration. “We are thrilled to announce Katrin as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board and to benefit from her expertise,” said Dr. Anne Lamp, CEO of traceless. “Her experience and leadership skills make her the ideal choice to chair our Advisory Board and support our next growth phase.” As of today, the Advisory Board consists of Dr. Katrin Suder (Chairwoman), Dr. Anne Lamp (CEO), the investor representatives Sakari Saarela (UB FIGG) and Johannes Weber (HTGF), and Kathrin Klein. 🔗 A press release can be found on our website in the „news“ section: https://lnkd.in/gh2izAEw We're looking forward to growing and creating impact together!

Brussels has spoken on natural polymers 🇪🇺🌿📢 The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) — the EU body representing organised civil society in European policymaking —  has officially adopted an own-initiative opinion on natural polymers, adopted with an impressive 211 votes in favour. What does the opinion say? ➡️ The EESC calls on the EU to recognise natural polymers as a distinct, non-plastic material category.  ➡️ It acknowledges that materials whose optimal end-of-life is biological recycling must have an adequate compliance pathway under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).   ➡️ It calls for solutions that reflect the reality of natural polymers, not legacy classifications designed for conventional plastics.  ➡️ It recognises the socioeconomic opportunity. Natural polymers derived from agricultural residues support rural livelihoods and the sustainable use of biomass, with no conflict with food production and connecting industrial innovation to agricultural value chains. This matters hugely for the industrial scale-up of natural polymers because the EESC opinion shifts the institutional picture. A European institution has now gone on record, situating natural polymers squarely within the EU's circular economy agenda and calling for the regulatory framework to catch up. At traceless materials, we are EU pioneer for next generation natural polymer technologies. We develop and produce materials based on unmodified natural polymers derived from agricultural residues - plastic-free, home-compostable, and designed for applications where material recycling does not work in practice.  Regulatory clarity at EU level is key for industrial scale-up 🚀 We are ready!   EESC press release:🔗 https://lnkd.in/dnFyXjQa  #NaturalPolymers #CircularEconomy #Bioeconomy #PPWR #EUPolicy #traceless #Packaging #IndustrialPolicy Natural Polymers Group

We have some big news! We are excited to announce our new partnership with Biesterfeld Group 🚀   Together, we aim to bring plastic-free injection moulding materials to market at scale.   By combining our material innovation with Biesterfeld’s long-standing distribution expertise, we are taking an important step towards bringing sustainable injection moulding into industrial reality 🏭   At traceless, we develop plastic-free materials based on natural polymers derived from agricultural residues - making them 100% bio-based and home-compostable. With traceless®-FORM, our material grade for injection moulding, we provide a sustainable alternative for injection moulding applications🌿   Through this partnership, Biesterfeld will distribute traceless®-FORM across Europe, enabling broader access to our novel material for industrial injection moulding.   Developed and produced in Germany, traceless® stands for reliable, local supply chains and industrial scalability - strengthening resilient material solutions for European industry.   Curious to learn more? Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gTwNSgth

There are many different reasons to go traceless®, but in the end, they all come down to the same thing. Expectations of what materials should do are changing. For decades, we have designed materials to last, even when the products they are used for don’t. With traceless® we take a different approach 🌿 We believe that nature already created a system in which materials serve their purpose and then return safely, without leaving a trace. Rather than reinventing that system, we are bringing it into industrial reality. With that, traceless® is part of a new material class. We combine what has long been seen as a trade-off - between performance, scalability, and environmental compatibility - and unite it in one material 🤝 Ready to go traceless®? Let’s talk - reach out to our team at sales@traceless.eu

The right collaborations are what turn material innovation into industrial implementation 🚀 We are excited to highlight our long-standing partnership with CompriseTec GmbH, an experienced polymer specialist – especially in injection moulding. As a biobased and home-compostable natural polymer-based thermoplastic, traceless® represents a new material class 🌿 - completely plastic-free, yet processable like conventional thermoplastics. But developing a novel material is only the first step. If the past years have shown one thing, it is this: scaling new materials requires more than innovation, it requires industrial validation. With injection moulding being one of the key processing technologies for traceless®, industrial feasibility cannot be proven in theory - it must be proven on machines. That is why, for several years now, we have been working closely with CompriseTec to test and evaluate the processability and scalability of traceless® materials under real production conditions. Together, we focus on what truly defines industrial readiness: ·      Processability on standard injection moulding machines (hydraulic/electric) ·      Compatibility with cold- and hot-runner systems ·      Processing of industry grade high quality products in reliable processes comparable to conventional polymers ·      Lower processing temperatures compared to many conventional plastics (110-130 °C) ·      Suitability for multi-cavity moulds ·      Reproducibility and material data for flow and process simulation[SK1]  ·      Scalability beyond pilot stage This long-standing collaboration plays a key role in bringing traceless® from innovation to implementation. In our latest blogpost, we spoke with Simon Kaysser from CompriseTec, and traceless®’ injection moulding application engineer Philipp Mechelk about our partnership, traceless®’ processability & scalability and what industrial readiness really means from a converter’s perspective. 👉 Read the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eYbm7vNa #traceless #injectionmoulding #naturalpolymers #industrialinnovation #plasticfree

Injection moulding, without plastic? With traceless®, that is possible.   traceless® is a first-of-its-kind material. It combines thermoplastic processability with a fundamentally different material approach:  • 100% bio-based, based on agricultural residues  • Plastic-free & home-compostable  • Made from natural polymers 🌿 - no synthetic polymerization or chemical modification    Our material opens up new possibilities for sustainable injection moulding - combining environmental performance with real industrial applicability 🏭:  • Tested in pilot trials with injection moulding partners  • Production currently scaling in Hamburg-Harburg  • Runs on existing machines    Are you - or do you know - a pioneering converter ready to evolve its material portfolio?    Let’s talk.  📩 sales@traceless.eu 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e4n472zK

🔍 traceless® Talks: In what form can I buy traceless®? A question we regularly receive when talking to partners and converters. In short: traceless® is a material, not an end-product.   We develop and produce traceless® materials in granulate form. The granulates are thermoplastic and plastic-free, and can be processed on existing production lines using established technologies such as: • Injection moulding • Extrusion • Film processing   Depending on the application and processing technology, we offer different material grades tailored to specific requirements - for example our injection moulding grades developed for rigid, semi-rigid or flexible applications.   What does that mean in practice? We don’t manufacture end-products ourselves.   Instead, we work closely with converters and brand partners along the value chain, who process traceless® materials into final products - from packaging solutions to injection moulded parts.   This approach allows us to focus on what we do best: developing a new class of materials based on natural polymers, while enabling our partners to integrate these materials into their existing production systems.   💡 So if you’re looking to: • test traceless® on your production line • evaluate material grades for your application • explore how natural polymers can complement your portfolio   📩 Get in touch with our sales team: sales@traceless.eu   Because the future of materials is here, and it runs on your production lines.   #traceless #NaturalPolymers #InjectionMoulding #Extrusion #MaterialInnovation #CircularEconomy #PlasticFree #Bioeconomy

What makes packaging truly future-proof?   At the Deutscher Verpackungskongress 2026 our Head of Strategic Growth & Alliances Philip Ortin took the stage for a talk followed by a discussion with around 250 industry experts.   He shared a perspective that stayed with us: If we want to build future-proof packaging, we need to start thinking in circles 🟢   Not just in terms of circularity as a concept, but in how we approach the entire system. Because packaging doesn’t exist in isolation - it sits within a network of product requirements, regulation, supply chains, and sustainability expectations. Only when these pieces are considered together can the system truly work.   This is what a 360° perspective means in practice:  - Designing materials fit for use - functional for the application, not just meeting specs - Aligning with evolving frameworks like PPWR and SUPD - Ensuring solutions can scale within existing infrastructures and value chains - Delivering on circularity promises - reducing waste, emissions, and leaving no trace. 💡 The key takeaway of Philip's talk? Future-proof packaging isn’t about over- or under-design – it’s about fit-for-use solutions that are circular, scalable, and safe. At traceless®, we are working within exactly this context – developing natural polymer materials from agricultural residues that are designed to perform in real applications while enabling circularity by design.   And over the years, one thing has become clear to us: this shift cannot happen alone. It requires close collaboration across the value chain - from regulation to material suppliers to converters to brand owners and consumers. Only if the system works as a whole, the circle can close 🌍   Thanks to the Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e. V. for bringing this discussion together.   #Packaging #CircularEconomy #Bioeconomy #Innovation #traceless

Recognised in Mondi’s Sustainable Development Report 2025 🌍   We are proud to see our collaboration with Mondi Group highlighted in their latest Sustainable Development Report 2025.   Together, we are working on a home-compostable, bio-based & plastic-free coating solution that combines Mondi’s expertise in paper and packaging with traceless® materials based on natural polymers from agricultural residues. The goal: to develop fossil-free functional barrier papers that can scale on existing industrial processes 🏭   As you can find in the report (page #34), strong progress has already been made in processability, with the material successfully running on Mondi’s machines during trials. The next step will be further scaling this recyclable coating solution for applications such as secondary packaging, eCommerce and technical packaging.   Partnerships like this show how material innovation and industrial expertise can come together to drive the transition toward more sustainable packaging solutions.   You can read the full report here: 📄 https://lnkd.in/eTuxkB-p   #traceless #plasticalternative #naturalpolymers #sustainablepackaging #bioeconomy #partnership