Low water, no pesticides, low land, no chemicals – a new technology offers a greener alternative to a more sustainable supply chain.

 

One of the biggest challenges in creating a truly sustainable supply chain is to be able to source sustainable raw materials.

 

There are a growing number of research scientists tackling this problem, because not only must the materials be sustainable, they also must be affordable.

 

One company that’s showing some very impressive results is the Western Australian company Nanollose.  The company has identified a way to generate cellulose through a bacteria-based fermentation process.

 

“We are able to take waste from the food industry use it to grow a bacteria called acetabacta that contains a microbial cellulose that has not been utilised before.  We have created a way “technology’ that takes this microbial cellulose (MC) and regenerates it into cellulosic fibre, said Raffaele “Alfie” Germano, CEO-Managing Director. 

 

A real game-changer is that Nanollose doesn’t require the use of pesticides, large amounts of water, fertilizer and low use of land.

 

The company named this first plant and tree-free cellulose fibre, Nullarbor, Latin (nulla arbor) that means ‘no trees’.

 

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