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Lactips lands 210-tonne US order for casein-based water-soluble polymer

French start-up Lactips has signed a contract with US packaging group SmartSolve to produce 210 tonnes of its casein-derived, water-soluble polymer, used in place of petroleum-based polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) in biosourced, water-soluble packaging. The deal follows two years of joint research and development between the two companies. Lactips is based in Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, France.

Why this mattersA 210-tonne order gives casein-based polymer its first commercial-scale outlet as a non-fossil substitute for PVOH in water-soluble packaging.

  • Lactips signed a contract to produce 210 tonnes of its casein-based polymer for US firm SmartSolve
  • The two companies have collaborated for two years on an alternative to petroleum-derived polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH)
  • Lactips makes 'plastic-free' granules from casein, a protein found in milk
  • Lactips is based in Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, France
  • SmartSolve specialises in biosourced, water-soluble packaging technologies
Lactips SmartSolve counterparty
Sources leprogres.fr FR
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  • 2026-10-07 · Edited before publication: Grounded, but 'major contract' is a selling adjective; the volume carries the news. Summary rewritten without it.
  • 2026-10-07 · Edited before publication: The claim that water-soluble formats are gaining traction in cosmetics and detergent unit-dose is not in the source; rewritten to what the excerpt supports. Materiality cut to 2: a 210-tonne order at a start-up supplier is notable but small and involves no core company.