Latin American Salmon Supplier Introduces Products with Biodegradable Packing
Bioelements Group has announced that Bioelements will be supplying biobased, biodegradable, and compostable packaging to Multi X. This leading salmon products supplier was founded 34 years ago as a sea farmer in Southern Chile and now produces and exports salmon exclusively.
The salmon farming company will replace all of the bags it uses for packaging fresh fillets with bioplastic containers produced by Bioelements. As part of its sustainability strategy, Multi X is working to reduce the impact of plastics on the planet by replacing all the bags that Multi X uses with biodegradable packaging. This equates to 35% of Multi X’s annual production and positively impacts the United States, the salmon farming company’s main export destination.
The technology behind Bioelements’ biodegradable packaging has been developed by the company’s science team in collaboration with academia, achieving innovative formulations that allow its packaging to biodegrade under the action of fungi and microorganisms. This approach is ideal for Mult X and its goal of reducing its reliance on traditional carbon-based plastic technology for packaging.
“It is a biodegradable alternative that will positively impact the environment. Bioelements bags maintain the same mechanical, barrier, and performance characteristics as conventional materials,” highlighted Ignacio Parada, CEO of Bioelements. “This alternative will allow Multi X to offer its clients an alternative that helps stop pollution due to waste accumulation. People are increasingly demanding that companies take charge of environmental challenges and this project will undoubtedly add value to the brand within the industry and open the doors to continue developing joint projects.”
According to Daniel Santa Cruz, supply manager of Multi X evaluating the Bioelements packaging, the Bioelements packaging performed very well throughout the useful life of the product, then biodegraded successfully within the timeframe Bioelements has promoted. “We were pleased with our test results of the Bioelements technology and they concluded successfully,” he said. “We are excited about implementing the new packaging and working with Bioelements for additional solutions to address the plastic packaging issue.”
This alliance adds to the list of milestones that Bioelements has experienced in recent times, along with the opening of its laboratory in Santiago and the recognition by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas. It continues to make great strides in Latin America markets as well as the newly entered U.S. market, including with such customers as Adidas, Chile-Peru, Australis Seafoods, Justo, Privalia, Walmart Mexico, among others.
