Solving Plastic Pollution
Recycling alone is not a solution to the plastic pollution crisis. But without new thinking, there could be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050.
Bring back our Kelp
A fantastic project off England’s south coast seeks to restore a once mighty kelp forest, sequestering carbon dioxide and enhancing marine biodiversity.
This is not a job, it’s a calling
Kelpi is hiring a Product Manager with experience in sustainable packaging to lead innovation projects with our industry clients and partners.
Kelpi and iCAST: driving sustainable chemical technologies into clean growth
Kelpi is delighted to have been accepted as an industry member of the Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST).
Compostable bioplastics – the only sustainable solution for films
Right now single-use plastic films are almost all ending up in landfill or being incinerated. That’s why Kelpi has focused entirely on developing compostable bioplastic.
Kelpi joins world-leading incubator programme
Kelpi's rapid progress towards commercial success has been boosted by joining a world-leading incubator.
Are we really being our best bioplastic?
Wouldn’t it be great to create a new world of plastics, where increased functionality gives us increased performance?
It starts with an acorn
This week, Kelpi proudly took ownership of a small plot of new, carbon-offsetting forest between Bath and Bristol.
Kelpi chosen for Pitchfest
Kelpi was one of just 15 start-ups selected for a place on the prestigious Innovate UK Edge competition.
Biodegradable is not enough – why compostable is the future
Compostable and biodegradable are two separate standards. Why Kelpi is aiming resolutely at compostable.
Kelpi wins Rising Star industry award
Kelpi has won the RIsing Star start-up award from the Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub.
Kelpi partners with University of Bath
A new generation of biopolymer composites created from seaweed comes closer with a partnership agreement between Kelpi and the University of Bath.
The bio-logic of sustainable plastics
Making packaging sustainable is a huge task. Bioplastics can be a big part of the way we achieve that.
Kelpi is hiring: Polymer Chemist
Someone combining scientific expertise with entrepreneurial vision
Kelpi the Zebra
Unicorns won’t save the world. But zebras might. By combining profitability with environmental purpose.
8 million problems a day
Each day, around 8 million pieces of plastic are estimated to make their way into the world’s oceans.
Why seaweed is the answer
Why seaweed? It’s a miracle crop. It grows prolifically without need for fertilizers, nor land nor fresh water.