Floreon Project

Creating a new recyclable packaging plastic and inventing a new polymer blend

A pioneering company

CPD is a major supplier of 15 litre commercial water bottles, and CEO Shaun Chatterton embarked on the Floreon project in order to source a safer, greener replacement for this type of plastic packaging. In line with CPD’s pioneering spirit, Shaun decided to break new ground by not simply sourcing, but actually inventing, a new polymer blend to fit the bill.

Inventing a new polymer blend

CPD joined forces with leading materials scientists at the University of Sheffield to develop the new polymer blend. Together they entered into a government-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership and the project started in late 2008.

By September 2010, the team had created a novel blend of commercially available polymers to produce a 100% biodegradable, 100% compostable packaging material with a significantly lower use of energy and smaller carbon footprint than PET and conventional PLA.

The next step is to develop new bio-products which could include drink bottles, food trays and even structural materials.