
Description
How FlexSea was born
FlexSea is a VC-backed London-based start-up created by two friends who grew up with the ambition to have a sustainable impact on the Planet.
With complementary backgrounds in business management & entrepreneurship on one side, and materials science & engineering on the other, they have since worked on developing fully home-compostable seaweed-based bioplastic formulations to replace petroleum-based Single Used Plastics (SUPs) and other problematic packaging wastes.
Our Goal
Our ambition is to develop a material that is capable of degrading the natural environment. Most Single Use Plastics (SUPs) are disposed of in landfills or leaked into the environment.
Our goal is to build a solution to this worst case scenario. As our material is derived from natural extracts and food additives (EFSA-FDA approved), it is intrinsically edible and friendly to the ecosystem if ever leaked in nature.
The patented formulation and process provide a solution for sustainable packaging in specific sectors with respect to material properties.
As the polysaccharides extracted from the red seaweeds are hydrophilic, as well as the film, we have adapted our product by targeting market segments such as dry item packaging.
Firstly, non-foods such as anhydrous cosmetics, hardware, secondary packaging, windows, fashion, and then dry foods or fast-consumption food items (Fast Moving Consumer Goods - FMCG).