{"id":1535,"date":"2022-10-17T17:22:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.biowert.com\/agriplast\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T12:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:04:47","slug":"bioplastic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biowert.com\/en\/bioplastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioplastic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1535\" class=\"elementor elementor-1535 elementor-263\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-625a0cf1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"625a0cf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f543c7c\" data-id=\"2f543c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcacda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ffcacda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-196d1e81\" data-id=\"196d1e81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502c3937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"502c3937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AgriPlast is the bioplastic of the future<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ac286e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ac286e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The way we live and do business is set to change fundamentally in the future. By 2050, the European Union wants to transform our single-use economy into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/topics\/en\/article\/20210128STO96607\/how-the-eu-wants-to-achieve-a-circular-economy-by-2050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circular economy<\/a> that is carbon neutral, ecologically sustainable and free of pollutants. At Biowert, we are setting a good example \u2013 with <strong>AgriPlast<\/strong>, a bioplastic made from grass.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a1f69d9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a1f69d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2241811e\" data-id=\"2241811e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314bedc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"314bedc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facts about AgriPlast<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504483b liste elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"504483b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Bioplastic with 30 to 75% <strong>cellulose from grass<\/strong><\/li><li>Produced in a<strong> circular economy<\/strong><\/li><li>Minimal <strong>ecological footprint<\/strong><\/li><li>Suitable for <strong>injection<\/strong> moulding and extrusion<\/li><li>Lightweight, <strong>durable<\/strong> and dimensionally stable<\/li><li>Can be dyed, <strong>printed<\/strong> and painted<\/li><li>Free of harmful substances according to the<strong> European &#8220;toy standard&#8221; EN 71-3<\/strong><\/li><li>100% <strong>recyclable<\/strong><\/li><li>The only <strong>bioplastic<\/strong> made from <strong>grass<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46781a1b\" data-id=\"46781a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784cdd70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"784cdd70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbfe67c elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbfe67c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f149ed\" data-id=\"1f149ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f7019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09f7019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f3db4\" data-id=\"b5f3db4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41e56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d41e56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AgriPlast is an alternative to petroleum-based plastics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fe3fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7fe3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the EU alone, around 26 million tons of <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/plastics_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastic waste<\/a> are generated each year. A large proportion of these petroleum-based plastics could be replaced by a more sustainable alternative, <strong>AgriPlast<\/strong>. The innovative bioplastic contains up to 75% natural fibres and is fully recyclable.<\/p><p>For the production of AgriPlast, we use grass from the Odenwald region where our company is located. Once the cellulose fibres have been extracted, they are combined with post-industrial recycled plastics to form a compound. This patented process gives <strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> exceptional properties that are in many ways superior to those of petroleum-based plastics.<\/p><p>You can also find more information about this in our <a href=\"https:\/\/biowert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20140930-134138-AgriPlast_Broschure_10_2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf65f4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf65f4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5262515\" data-id=\"5262515\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91801c5 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"91801c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSwitching to AgriPlast is easy\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Products made from AgriPlast are popular with consumers: The clothes hangers, for example, are a great success \u2013 millions of them are used in German retail shops. If you are interested in making one of your products from this great material? <a href=\"https:\/\/biowert.com\/en\/contact\/\">Please do not hesitate to contact us!<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>AgriPlast is a tried and tested bioplastic. It is equally suitable for classic products and for completely new applications. Over the past few years, we have worked with a wide range of partners and would be happy to support you in product development and production as well!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c9ce0d elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c9ce0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd40349\" data-id=\"fd40349\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a910c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a910c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characteristics of AgriPlast<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2396e70 liste elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2396e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> is strong and versatile. The bioplastic is easy to process and suitable for both injection moulding and extrusion, for example to make toys, spectacle frames, transport and storage boxes or technical components.<\/li><li><strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> can be dyed in almost any colour. The grass fibres give the bioplastic a finely grained surface and a natural feel that make the material particularly interesting for designers.<\/li><li><strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> has been tested in an accredited testing laboratory. The values for heavy metals, acrylamides, bisphenol A and phenols were always well below the limits. AgriPlast thus complies with the EU&#8217;s strict EN 71-3 toy standard.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eb1f92\" data-id=\"9eb1f92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be3b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2be3b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AgriPlast is strong and durable<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57c113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57c113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> consists of a combination of natural grass fibres with thermoplastics such as rPP and rPE or biodegradable polymers. The bioplastic can therefore also be used in areas where high stresses are expected, for example for technical parts or in the construction industry.<\/p><p>Because <strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> withstands high and low temperatures, it can be used outdoors. The bioplastic is easy to process even when it contains a high proportion of fibres and has very good flow properties. For this reason, <strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> can also be used to make moulded parts with very thin walls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34f9594 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34f9594\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c97bb4\" data-id=\"2c97bb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143d261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"143d261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-926d9f5\" data-id=\"926d9f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5035cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5035cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AgriPlast is sustainable<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29eb53d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29eb53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AgriPlast<\/strong> replaces petroleum-based plastics with a compound made from cellulose and post-industrial recyclates. As a result, the sustainable bioplastic reduces the production of new plastics and the volume of waste.<\/p><p>The natural fibres are made from grass, which is available almost everywhere in the world. Grass is a renewable resource and can be harvested several times a year.<\/p><p>In addition, Biowert is working to reduce its ecological footprint and minimise resource consumption in the biorefinery. Our long-term goal is to achieve a complete <a href=\"https:\/\/biowert.com\/en\/circular-economy\/\">circular economy<\/a> that does not generate any waste or wastewater.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d71463 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d71463\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d197ba\" data-id=\"1d197ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AgriPlast is the bioplastic of the future The way we live and do business is set to change fundamentally in the future. By 2050, the European Union wants to transform our single-use economy into a circular economy that is carbon neutral, ecologically sustainable and free of pollutants. 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