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Sway
Website:
Sway
Product Brand:
Founded:
2020
CEO:
Julia Marsh
Funding:
Coming soon
Locations:
San Francisco, CA, USA
No. of employees:
11-50
Sway Clear Packaging Roll
Category:
Plastics / Foams
Product:
Plastic Alternative
Availability:
In development
Technology:
Transforming seaweed via material science into a melt processable resin (biobased) for clear, flexible packaging films in bags, wrappers and pouches. May be colored or textured
Scale:
Pilot
TRL:
Coming soon
Technical Partners:
Not publicly disclosed
Brand Partners:
Ales Grey, Graf Lantz
Composition:
Seaweed, undisclosed materials
Feedstock:
Seaweed
Other materials:
Not publicly disclosed
Other Finishes / Chemistries:
Not publicly disclosed
Spec Sheet/s:
Not publicly disclosed
LCA:
Not publicly disclosed
Certifications / Standards:
USDA BioPreferred® Certified
Product Images:
Sway Window Packing Bag
Sway Colored Bags
Sway x Ales Grey Shoe Packaging Pouch 2023
Sway x Graf Lantz Packaging Bag 2023
Sway Prototype Packaging
Sway Prototype Colored Packaging