In each issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Sara Di Berardino, Sustainability Manager at Bisio Progetti, shares some interesting insights on her company.
5 facts about Bisio Progetti, Italy
- Bisio Progetti was founded in 1989 to develop, manufacture, and market high added value plastic products using proprietary technologies and know-how. As part of the Guala Group, the company can leverage on synergies as well as corporate assets like specialised human resources, molding technology expertise and precision automation. It offers a wide portfolio of thermoplastic items including food applications with compatible capsules, reaching high performances in minimal thickness in co-injected mono-component barrier capsules. In latest years, capsules are also made from compostable materials.
- The first capsule made from compostable material was launched in 2015, reaching today an oxygen barrier comparable to standard products. In this we are working in close partnership with suppliers.
- Product design is critical to ensure quality in terms of functionality, consumer experience, and disintegration during the composti