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Biome Technologies PLC
25 October 2021
25 October 2021
Biome Technologies plc
("Biome", the "Group" or the "Company")
Update re biodegradable tree shelters
Biome's Bioplastics division ( www.biomebioplastics.com )
announces the commencement of large-scale UK-wide field testing and
initial commercial sales by Suregreen of biodegradable tree
shelters using the Biome's proprietary bioplastics materials.
Extended field testing of approximately 40,000 shelters at more
than 40 sites is being carried out in close collaboration with
Suregreen, a leading UK-based manufacturer of tree shelters.
The biodegradable tree shelters are designed to provide the
benefits of traditional shelters for five years but to biodegrade
naturally and harmlessly over the subsequent two years, offering an
environmentally sustainable solution that improves forestry yields.
The natural decay of the shelters has been demonstrated through
extensive accelerated weathering, biodegradation in the laboratory
and initial field testing.
Having developed these tree shelters in association with
Suregreen (supported by a development contract from Innovate UK as
part of the Sustainable Innovation Fund (SBRI Phase 2)), Biome and
Suregreen will now monitor the product's performance to confirm
high sapling survival rates in forestry conditions over the next
few years. Customers can now also purchase the shelters made out of
Biome's biodegradable materials from Suregreen under the "Vigilis
Bio" brand ( http://www.sure-green.com/vigilis-bio.html ).
These trials come at a time when the UK prepares to host the
2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Glasgow, also
known as COP26. Biome is signed-up to the United Nations' Race to
Zero campaign, and this product demonstrates its support for the UK
achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Paul Mines, Biome Technologies' Chief Executive Officer,
commented:
"Extensive field testing is the next step to commercialisation
of the novel biodegradable tree shelter at scale. We're looking
forward to validating our results over the coming years in a
diverse range of climates by demonstrating how our biodegradable
materials can protect saplings in the early years after planting
and are confident that biodegradable tree shelters will play a
meaningful role in sustainable forestry and the UK's net-zero
ambitions."
Editor's notes:
Tree shelters protect young trees and bushes from predation by
animals. They are a well-proven and economic route to limiting
losses in the first five years of a tree's life. Traditionally made
from oil-based and non-biodegradable plastics, the majority of such
shelters are not collected and litter the environment with
microplastics.
In the UK, around 45 million trees are planted each year, most
of those using non-biodegradable tree shelters for protection,
resulting in an estimated 2,500 tons per annum of persistent
microplastics remaining in the natural environment after use.
Plans to significantly increase tree planting have been
announced recently by the UK Government in the Net Zero Strategy to
triple planting rates from 13,660 hectares across the UK in 2020 to
30,000 hectares each year by the end of this Parliament.
More details on the scientific approach to this project and its
future path to fuller commercialisation can be found in a short
explanatory video commissioned by the Company that can be viewed
here: https://youtu.be/gd6nsuYXopw .
Suregreen has also released a video https://youtu.be/-77nbgeuUhU
and explanatory webpage www.sure-green.com/vigilis-bio.html
supporting the launch of the tree shelters.
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For further information please contact: Biome Technologies
plc
Paul Mines, Chief Executive Officer
Donna Simpson-Strange, Company Secretary
info@biometechnologiesplc.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 2380 867 100
www.biometechnologiesplc.com
Allenby Capital
David Hart/Alex Brearley (Nominated Adviser)
Kelly Gardiner (Sales and Corporate Broking)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5656
www.allenbycapital.com
About Biome
Biome Technologies plc is an AIM listed, growth-orientated,
commercially driven technology group. Our strategy is founded on
building market-leading positions based on patented technology and
serving international customers in valuable market sectors. We have
chosen to do this by developing products in application areas where
the value-added pricing can be justified and are not reliant on
government legislation. These products are driven by customer
requirements and are compatible with existing manufacturing
processes. They are market rather than technology-led.
The Group comprises two divisions, Biome Bioplastics Limited and
Stanelco RF Technologies Limited.
Biome Bioplastics is a leading developer of highly-functional,
bio-based and biodegradable plastics. The company's mission is to
produce bioplastics that challenge the dominance of oil-based
polymers.
Stanelco RF Technologies designs, builds and services advanced
radio frequency (RF) systems. Dielectric and induction heating
products are at the core of a product offering that ranges from
portable sealing devices to large furnaces for the fibre optics
markets.
www.biometechnologiesplc.com
www.biomebioplastics.com and www.thinkbioplastic.com
www.stanelcorftechnologies.com
About Suregreen
Suregreen is a leading manufacturer and e-commerce supplier of
products for the forestry, fencing and landscaping markets.
Situated in Essex, it offers nationwide delivery using a range of
its own craned vehicles and national transport providers. Further
details can be found at www.sure-green.com
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