Traceless Materials opens first industrial plant for grain-waste bioplastic
German startup Traceless Materials has opened its first industrial-scale production plant, in Hamburg-Harburg, with annual capacity of about 3,000 tonnes of a bio-circular thermoplastic granulate made from grain-processing residues. The plant was funded by a EUR 36.6m (USD 41.1m) Series A round in September 2023 plus a further EUR 5.1m (USD 5.7m) grant from a German government environmental innovation programme. Mondi is named as a strategic partner and distributor Biesterfeld is scaling the injection-moulding grade across Europe.
Why this mattersA 3,000-tonne compostable granulate line moves a bio-based feedstock from pilot to industrial volumes, with Mondi and Biesterfeld as the route to converters.
- Hamburg-Harburg plant opened in 2026 with annual capacity of about 3,000 tonnes of traceless material
- Plant construction was funded by a EUR 36.6m (USD 41.1m) Series A in September 2023 led by UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund and SWEN CP's Blue Ocean Fund
- A further EUR 5.1m (USD 5.7m) came from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment's Environmental Innovation Programme
- Material is a thermoplastic granulate derived from industrial grain-processing residues, certified biobased and home compostable
- Mondi is named as a strategic partner and Biesterfeld is scaling the injection-moulding grade across Europe
- Headcount has grown from about 40 at the time of the Series A to over 80 employees
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