PLASTICS announces 2025 Innovation in Bioplastics Award winner

Washington-based Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has named CJ Biomaterials, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, the winner of its 2025 Innovation in Bioplastics Award, announced during the organization’s tenth annual Bioplastics Week social media campaign. 

CJ Biomaterials received the award for its PHACT A1000P material, an amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer that is 100 percent bio-based, industrially compostable, home compostable and biodegradable in marine and soil environments. 

According to CJ Biomaterials, PHACT is a new molecule with a rubbery texture at room temperature and offers flexibility and toughness, making it suitable for various applications including flexible and rigid packaging and foodservice ware, like takeout containers and utensils. It also acts as a high-performance modifier for polylactic acid (PLA). 

“Congratulations to CJ Biomaterials for their innovative work on the development of PHACT A1000P, an exciting advancement in the bioplastics space,” says Patrick Krieger, PLASTICS senior VP of sustainability and policy. “This material not only showcases the performance potential of bioplastics but also opens the door to new applications that were previously out of reach—exemplifying the kind of forward-thinking, sustainable material innovation that drives our industry forward. We’re proud to recognize CJ Biomaterials for their leadership and contribution to a more sustainable future for plastics.” 

TotalEnergies Corbion, headquartered in the Netherlands, was the runner-up for its Luminy L040, an ultra-high flow PLA grade that is bio-based, renewable and a sustainable alternative to polypropylene (PP) in melt-blown nonwoven applications. 

“Now having the ability to combine the unique Luminy L040 for melt-blown with PLA spunbond layers provides barrier properties, strength and integrity in wide application domains while lowering global warming potential by 85 percent and maximizing sustainability with 100 percent biobased, industrial compostable and recyclable webs,” says Bert Clymans, TotalEnergies Corbion market segment leader. 

Two companies received honorable mentions for their innovations. 

TPSea Flex, a compostable packaging film made with regenerative, seaweed-derived inputs, was developed by Sway and commercialized in partnership with Charter Next Generation. Plastics says TPSea Flex is designed for high-volume extrusion and engineered for scalable, sustainable packaging solutions. 

Amodel BIOS PPA by Syensqo is a partially bio-based polyphthalamide (PPA). PLASTICS says it was developed to meet the growing demand for sustainable materials in electric vehicle batteries and other applications within the automotive and electronics industries. 

PLASTICS member companies interested in submitting innovations for consideration in the 2026 Innovation in Bioplastics Award competition can look for the opening of the submission window in June 2026.