Greenfib® material is a HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER
composed of natural ingredients that do not compete with food resources:
The material.
It’s up to you to manufacture your objects using Greenfib® material, whether injected, extruded, calendered, thermoformed, or made by additive manufacturing…
Ingredients
100% bio-based.
PA11 Base
100% bio-based
Derived from castor oil, 100% bio-based and existing for 75 years. 500,000 family farms in India cultivate castor seeds without GMOs on non-deforested, poor, and arid soils, without competing with the food chain.
Castor plants have a high tolerance to drought and require very little water. They are harvested several times a year and polymerized in France. The husks from the oil extraction process are used to reclaim the soil before the next harvest.
Mineral
fillers
Greenfib® material contains a micronized mineral filler, calcium carbonate (derived from marble waste, oyster shells, etc.). This enhances its mechanical properties, including flexural strength, tensile strength, and impact resistance — and not only that.
The oyster shell powder is sourced from waste produced by Breton oyster farmers, as part of a circular economy approach.
Calcium carbonate
Vegetal fillers
Reed Flour:
Sourced from natural wetlands in France (Vienne and Brittany). Reed is a renewable resource that grows 2.5 meters per year. Its harvesting helps maintain wetlands and preserve biodiversity.
Wood Flour:
Sourced from a Breton sawmill and sustainably managed Breton forests.
Industrial robustness.
– High mechanical strength: impact, bending, and tensile resistance.
– 10-year dishwasher warranty. High resistance to stains (coffee, oil, tomato, vinegar, lemon).
– Self-extinguishing. Up to 960°C on glowing wire, +80°C continuous.
– CE food certification – 10/2011. ALUTEC certificate: hypoallergenic, stainless, UV-resistant.
Ecological robustness.
– 100% bio-based, non-competing with food resources.
– Manufactured in Brittany and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
– Durable, reusable, and refillable applications.
– Plant-based, mineral coloring, or compliant with biodegradability thresholds.
– Recyclable through national and international channels.
Life Cycle Analysis
This scientific methodology, PEF (Product Environmental Footprint / EFv1.4), quantifies all the environmental impacts a product generates throughout its production (ecosystem quality, human health, carbon footprint, resource depletion, water footprint).
We provide this information to our clients, who often use only the carbon footprint to assess the environmental impact of their market products.
We also emphasize that the ecological approach cannot be limited to just the carbon footprint. It is a comprehensive approach that also involves our behaviors—industrial (eco-design), distributors (recycling channels), and users (utility, durability).
Technical data sheets.
Injection
Greenfib® is a material designed for the manufacture of technical components. It has a sleek, fibrous appearance.
Extrusion
Greenfib® material can be used to produce items through calender extrusion followed by thermoforming, as well as through blow moulding and profile extrusion.
3D Print
Greenfib® material can be 3D printed either directly from pellets (fused granule deposition – FGF) or in filament form (fused filament deposition – FFF).
The color
catalog.
These 21 colors comply with the EN13432 biodegradability standard. Contact us; we develop colors that match your needs. All the colors listed above are based on GFIA.
Vegetal: Plant-based pigments allow for the creation of pastel colors, providing aging properties (similar to how wood grays over time).
Rational: Pigments certified EN13432 and food-safe CE 10/2011.
Developed: Pigments certified EN13432. Complex shades. Food-safe certified CE 10/2011.
Greenfib® material, referenced in material libraries
LVMH material library
Greenfib® material has been included among the 400 innovative materials in the "Matière à penser" book found in every LVMH house. It was selected by LVMH as an "innovative, environmentally friendly material suitable for the luxury world, helping creatives and marketing teams integrate environmental preservation into their thinking."
Innovathèque
Greenfib® material is also featured in the Innovathèque material library in Paris.
http://innovatheque.fr/fr/la-materiautheque
MateriO
Greenfib® material has been selected by the website https://materio.com/ and is listed in its Paris material library among 8,000 other innovative and unique materials. Feel free to schedule an appointment with the MateriO team to discover its appearance and colors!
Nantes « La Mat » material library
An alternative to plastic, 100% bio-based, durable, and highly technically performant, Greenfib® material has been added to the materials available at "La Mat," the material library in Nantes.