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Eco vision, our comittment

Thinking in terms of green technologies. A bio-based approach to life.

At 3Dresyns, sustainability is treated as a material and process design objective. We work to reduce reliance on fossil-derived inputs and environmental impacts where technically feasible and supported by the relevant product, process and evidence scope.

The company operates using photovoltaic electricity, electric vehicles, and renewable raw materials, replacing petroleum-based resources whenever this is technically and scientifically feasible.

Nature and sustainability

Bioplastics and bioresins are important material classes for selected applications. 3Dresyns develops high-performance photopolymer materials, including product-specific bio-based options and systems designed to support biological-evaluation requirements for SLA, DLP, LCD, inkjet and other 2D and 3D printing technologies.

Our objective is to reduce the use of fossil-derived raw materials where technically appropriate and to develop alternatives with defined performance and processing targets. Bio-based, biodegradable or other environmental attributes apply only to the specific Product/version and evidence scope for which they are documented; they are not universal portfolio properties.

Selected synthetic and bio-based formulations may be available with documented composition or processing attributes such as organotin-free options, high-purity raw-material selection, low residual content or low-odour processing. These attributes should be confirmed in the applicable product-specific documentation.

BPA-free status, where applicable, is stated only when supported by the relevant product-specific composition documentation. This attribute should be considered together with the applicable SDS, intended use and process validation; it does not by itself establish universal safety, biocompatibility or regulatory suitability.

What are bioplastics?

Bioplastics represent a broad family of materials with diverse properties and applications. A plastic material can be classified as a bioplastic if it is biobased, biodegradable, or combines both characteristics:

  • Biobased: derived partially or entirely from biomass such as plants, including sources like corn, sugarcane, or cellulose.
  • Biodegradable: capable of being converted by naturally occurring microorganisms into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass under specific environmental conditions. The biodegradation rate depends on the material’s chemical structure, application, and surrounding conditions.

Bio-based is not the same as biodegradable

Biodegradability depends on the chemical structure of a material rather than on the origin of its raw materials. As a result, bio-based plastics may be non-biodegradable, while certain fossil-based plastics can biodegrade under appropriate conditions.

Bio-based versus biodegradable materials

Benefits of bioplastics

Compared to conventional fossil-based plastics, bioplastics offer several important advantages:

  • Reduced consumption of fossil resources through the use of renewable biomass, with the potential to support carbon neutrality.
  • In selected material classes, biodegradability enables additional end-of-life recovery options and reduced long-term environmental impact.

For specific bio-based Products, potential environmental benefits depend on feedstock, formulation, manufacturing, use and end-of-life conditions. No portfolio-wide carbon-footprint reduction or superiority claim is implied without product-specific life-cycle or equivalent supporting evidence.

Biodegradation rates vary widely by material chemistry, specimen, test method and environmental conditions. Any biodegradation or decomposition timeframe must therefore be linked to the specific Product/version and documented test conditions rather than generalised across the portfolio or compared with other plastics without like-for-like evidence.

  • Extremely long decomposition times, often lasting thousands of years
  • Severe landfill and marine ecosystem pollution
  • Dependence on non-renewable fossil resources
  • Potential hazards associated with additives or other constituents depend on the specific substance, concentration and product formulation; they should be assessed from the applicable product documentation rather than generalised across material classes.
  • Carbon footprint depends on feedstock, manufacturing, transport, use and end-of-life assumptions and should be assessed using an appropriate product- and scope-specific methodology.

3Dresyns expertise and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, United Nations member states adopted 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at protecting the planet, reducing inequalities, and ensuring long-term prosperity.

3Dresyns supports sustainability objectives through material and process development with defined performance, processing and, where applicable, product-specific environmental attributes. Safety, biological evaluation and environmental performance remain specific to the Product, workflow, intended use and supporting documentation.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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