The stability is similar to polystyrene; however, we wanted it to be biodegradable. Therefore, the material will start to degrade upon contact with water and will degrade further with prolonged exposure to water.

Depending on the wall thickness, it ranges from 70 to 100 degrees Celsius.

The material itself is not water-resistant; with our special treatment, it can last, nevertheless, up to one hour in water.

At least one year under dry room temperature conditions.

If the humidity is high, it can become softer outside of its packaging.

So in home composting, it takes about six months depending up to 10mm wall thickness. In water and seawater, it will take up to three months, and in a landfill, it's similar to home composting, probably a little bit faster, so less than six months.

It's CO2, water, and a little bit of sand.

Yes, they have tested for marine degradability to determine if there is real biological degradation by bacteria. The result was that it was similar to paper.

It has been certified for home composting, and for marine degradability, and is 100% biobased.

The carbon footprint is lower because no oil was produced or used for the production of the material, and the production temperatures are lower than those of fossil fuel-based plastic.

In the different certifications we made for home composts and marine degradability, there were various tests performed by TÜV Austria to ensure that there is no harm to the environment.

The best option would be paper because the ingredients are very similar.

We have not tested how many times it could be recycled yet, but it degrades by about 10% with each recycling step, similar to standard plastic.

Yes, it’s similar to other plastics; it will degrade about 10% every time it’s recycled.

Essentially nothing because it's washed out in the recycling process.

No, there are not.

No, it does not.

Similar to standard plastics, it's lower, but it's not the best end-of-life option we think about.

Yes, it can. Standard injection moulding machines can be used to produce products.

At the moment, we can produce 1,000 tons a year, but we can easily increase this to 4,000 tons a year.

No, there is nothing special; it has to be kept dry and at room temperature.

At the moment, it is more expensive than traditional plastics, but we are in the same price range as other cost-effective bioplastics.

The shape and designs are only limited by mold costs and the final stability of the product; the full 3D design is possible.

No toxicity was measured for land and marine life; there were strict tests for food safety and for marine degradability.

Because of its high heat deflection temperatures of 70 to 100 degrees, it is suitable for more appliances.

It contains none of the most important allergies listed by the EU.

List of 14 allergens:

1) Cereals containing gluten, namely wheat (such as spelt and khorasan wheat), rye, barley, oats, or hybrid strains thereof.
2) Crustaceans
3) Eggs
4) Fish
5) Peanuts
6) Soybeans
7) Milk (including lactose)
8) Nuts, namely almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, pistachios, macadamia, or Queensland nuts.
9) Celery
10) Mustard
11) Sesame
12) Sulphur dioxide and sulphites of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/l.

13) Lupin
14) Molluscs

Under standard conditions, it's quite unflexible with an elongation at break of under 1%, but with a little bit of moisture, it becomes more flexible.

It can be colored, it can be printed on, and it probably can be lasered, but we haven't tested it yet.

The resistance to oil is very high; there's no oil that we have found that can resolve it. To acids, it's quite low, and we did not measure UV exposure, but we did not see any change in it.

The maximum thickness is essentially unlimited; we have already tested 10 millimeters, and the minimum thickness is limited by its viscosity. We achieved 0.7 millimeters, but that makes it 1.7 millimeters.

We now experience injection moulding; therefore, we know that consistency is very important. We test every batch for the material parameters and ensure that it's very consistent.

Yes, we have the possibility to produce more flexible types.

Many single-use products can be made from the material. I think packaging items, lids, or similar items could be made with it. These one-time-use articles are the largest share of plastic waste produced every year. We welcome everyone to work with us on new applications.

Yes, due to increased demand for our material because of plastic bans globally, there are plans to scale up production in different countries.

The main challenge is the variation in regulations across different countries; in some, it took over a year to get through the regulations, while in others, it's still ongoing. This is primarily because we don't fit into a specific category. We want to improve the world and reduce harmful waste, but our progress is slowed down by these regulations.