production
The FRENVI Production
Over several years, FRENVI’s engineers brought their experience with injection molding and fiber molding technologies into the new context: a climate-friendly production approach in line with the “Circular Bioeconomy”.
CTC3DF Procedure
The result was “Continuous Thermo Compression 3D Forming” (CTC3DF), which initially transformed primary materials into environmentally friendly products, such as EATlery. We then came up with the idea of upcycling secondary materials using CTC3DF – currently the focus of our research activities.
The goal:
High scalability and lowest production costs for a bio-based circular economy.
“Our unique selling point is that we can also directly process highly moist residual materials, which with other processes would first have to be dried down with a correspondingly high energy expenditure.”
The beneficial side effects :
- low carbon footprint,
- excellent environmental performance and
- Conservation of resources.
Industrial Scaling & Production Facilities
With the EATlery® product range, FRENVI currently produces the world’s broadest product portfolio of edible cutlery solutions as a zero-waste alternative to disposable plastic cutlery. Cups, plates and bowls are also technically possible in lower 9-digit production volumes per year. FRENVI’s second production facility with a fully automated CTC3DF production line will be built in Germany by the beginning of 2025, more precisely in Mannheim. From 2025 onwards, the European market will then be supplied primarily with bio-based products, both edible and naturally compostable. The annual capacity of German production will be above a mid-9-digit volume.
Research
Through intensive research over a period of more than 4 years, FRENVI has developed a mass production process that has been patented in several regions.
technology
The production technology focuses on state-of-the-art automation and robotics technologies that make the production process resource efficient.
Quality
We produce our EATlery® products under the strictest hygiene and safety conditions and in compliance with one of the highest food standards FSSC 22000, FSSAI and IFS.
Certifications
