Production of the biopolymer amylofol® from starch for sustainable applications across numerous industries

amynova polymers GmbH

WolfenNew on Amplifa

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WolfenProduction plant

About amynova polymers

amynova polymers GmbH develops and produces at its plant in Wolfen the specially developed biopolymer amylofol®, which is made from starch as a renewable raw material using a proprietary production process. amylofol® is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and 100 % biodegradable. The product properties can be flexibly modified, for example in liquid, solid or powder form, with high or low salt content, as well as with coating and thickening properties. Based on this, products are created for agriculture, golf and sports turf, paper and packaging, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, industry and food. In addition, the company offers customer-specific product modifications.

Site: Wolfen
Processes: Production of the biopolymer active ingredient amylofol® from starch (proprietary production, Production of biopolymers (amylofol®) from renewable raw materials, Development of customer-specific product modifications (e.g. liquid, solid, powdered)
Materials: amylofol®, Starch, amylofol® (biopolymer)
Industries: Agriculture, Golf and sports turf, Paper & Packaging, Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Industry

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Procurement of renewable raw materials (starch)
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Proprietary production process
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Modification of product properties
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Distribution in target industries

Materials and Modifications

AMY

amylofol® (biopolymer)

Biopolymer made from starch, 100 % biodegradable, for adhesive, coating, thickening and barrier applications.

STÄRKE

Starch

Renewable raw material and starting material of the proprietary production process.

Locations

Wolfen

Production plant

Materials: amylofol®, starch

Products and Applications

**Adhesive agent for crop protection products and fertilizers**Biopolymer · Agriculture

**Coating and finishing of papers and disposable packaging**Biopolymer · Paper & Packaging

**Moisture provider and stabilizer**Biopolymer · Cosmetics

**Moisture binding, film formation, active ingredient release**Biopolymer · Pharmaceuticals

**Lubricant and slip agent, heat dissipation, dust binding**Biopolymer · Industry

**Natural texturizing and food coating**Biopolymer · Food

Inside the production

Industries

AgricultureGolf and sports turfPaper & PackagingCosmeticsPharmaceuticalsIndustryFood

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Production of the biopolymer active ingredient amylofol® from starch (proprietary productionPlastics	–	–	–	–	amylofol® (biopolymer from starch, renewable raw materials)

Additional services

Production of biopolymers (amylofol®) from renewable raw materialsDevelopment of customer-specific product modifications (e.g. liquid, solid, powdered)

History

2020
Website/JSON-LD first published (company online presence since 2020)