Zymochem tries to make diapers less hazardous to the environment
Disposable diapers are a great environmental criminal. Approximately 300,000 of them are sent to regular storage areas or burned every minute, World Economic ForumAnd it takes hundreds of years. 60 billion dollars.
An alternative approach has been compostable diapers that can be made of wood dough or bamboo. However, he says that composting services are not universally available and that some products are less absorbing than normal diapers.
Increased number of parents are also turning to the diapers of the fabric, but only 20% of the US market.
Embezzlement He attacks the diaper problem from a different angle. Zymochem CEO Harshal Chokhawala said that 60% to 80% of a typical diaper is made up of fossil -based plastics. And half of it is a component called super -absorbing polymer or SAP.
“What we create is a low-carbon footprint of this super-absorbing polymer with a bio-based and biologically fragmented version of this super-absorbing polymer.” He said.
With San Leandro, California and Burlington, Zymochem, with operations in Vermont, invented this new absorbent species using a fermentation process to convert a renewable source – sugar – from corn to biologically fragmented materials. Like beer.
“We are at a point where we are very close to the cost parity with fossil -based super -absorbing production.” Chokhawala said. He said.
The company’s fall absorbes can be added to other children’s diapers that make it different from environmental conscious companies such as Charlie Banana, Kudos and Hiro, who sell their own diaper brands.
Zymochem has no diaper product on the market yet. However, Lindy Fishburne, the executive partner of Breakout Ventures and an investor in the company, says this is a scalable model.
“Being able to build and grow with biology allows us to unlock a non -petro -derived circular economy and supply chain, which opens opportunities where you can produce and secure the supply chains.” He said.
Other investors include Toyota Ventures, GS Futures, Kdt Ventures, Cavallo Ventures and Lululemon. The company has collected a total of $ 35 million.
The Lululemon partnership shows that it is not only about diapers. Zymochem’s Bio -based materials can also be used in other hygiene products and bio -based nylons. Lululemon He said recently Traditionally used in some leggings made with oil.
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