New spin-off from partnership players
Climate change poses new challenges for producers of plastic-based products. Nature-based products that integrate into the earth's natural material cycles, as well aslow-CO2 or evenCO2-neutral production, have become the focus of manufacturers since the ban on various products made from petrochemical plastics. There is no doubt that this is one of the major political, technical and economic challenges of the 21st century.
Potential nature-based raw materials for the manufacture of such sustainable products are residual biomass, which, unlike fiber plants such as wood, flax and hemp, are not grown for fiber production but are a by-product of agricultural production. Completely new harvesting concepts must be implemented in order to efficiently recover these residual biomasses as a raw material.
The Friedersdorf (Markersdorf) start-up IABT has recognized this gap in the market and, with the aim of recovering and providing previously unused plant raw and residual materials, stands for the development and construction of new harvesting processes for threshed crops, including all plant parts, as well as their cleaning and processing.
Since 2017, researchers at the HSCG have been working with partners in the LaNDER3 network to develop innovative technologies for the value-adding production of natural fiber-based products. The spin-off is an important milestone for the partnership, as the provision of residual biomass suitable for the mass market is now within reach for the first time, allowing natural fiber-based products to be manufactured cost-effectively.
Initiative Applied Biomass Technology Oberlausitz IABT Oberlausitz