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Polyhydroxyalkanoate

# Adhesives with a biobased starting point

Adhesives are used in almost every industry, from packaging and labels to construction. Most are still built on raw materials derived from oil and gas. New EU packaging rules add a further dimension. From February 2028, sticky labels on fruit and vegetables sold in the EU must be industrially compostable.

## Our biosolutions

Plastic pollution and microplastics are global problems demanding practical, scalable solutions. PHAs offer a sustainable alternative, naturally produced by bacteria from renewable sources and fully biodegradable, with versatile material performance.

## 5m tonnes

Adhesives and sealants are used in Europe each year, according to FEICA.

## 2028

From February 2028, sticky labels on fruit and vegetables sold in the EU must be industrially compostable. 

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Poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate)
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### Monas™ Film

Much of an adhesive's flexibility comes from its polymer base, and in most formulations that polymer is still made from conventional raw materials. Monas™ Film, our PHO-based grade, is a medium-chain-length PHA (mcl-PHA), a group of PHAs that are soft and rubbery rather than stiff. It could serve as a biobased polymer base in adhesive formulations.

**Key properties and benefits**

- Amorphous rather than crystalline, which gives it its rubbery character.
- Elastic and tough, so the bond can flex with the surface.
- Fully biobased and biodegradable.
- Produced with Bioextrax water-based technology, built for large-scale production.
- Available from samples to commercial volumes, or through licensing of our process.

[TDS\_Monas™ Film](https://www.bioextrax.com/hubfs/TDS/TDS_%20MonasTM%20Film.pdf) [Request a sample](https://www.bioextrax.com/contact-us)

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## How we work with partners

Our core model is technology licensing. Licensees gain access to our process, our expertise and the bacterial cultures required to run it. For Vidus™ SPF Booster and Monas™ Film, however, we also produce and supply the materials ourselves, from samples to commercial volumes.

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