SmartSolve and Lactips partner on sustainability

Lactips and SmartSolve Industries have announced a global partnership. The announcement marks a milestone in the companies' ongoing collaboration and their shared commitment to solving one of the world's most pressing environmental challenges: the global microplastics crisis.

SmartSolve and Lactips share a common vision: to eliminate plastics from packaging without compromising performance. The two companies first began working together in 2024 and have since advanced through a rigorous stage-gate R&D process, bringing PureNil 0 from early-stage development to commercial scale in under two years. The announcement formalizes that relationship as a long-term strategic partnership, with a joint innovation roadmap that extends beyond PureNil 0 to future generations of bio-based, plastic-free packaging materials.

Together, SmartSolve and Lactips have developed PureNil 0, a 100 percent plastic-free, dispersible, printable, flexible packaging substrate. This material rapidly disperses in water without leaving microplastic residues, offering brands a commercially viable, market-ready alternative to conventional single-use packaging.

The applications are based on PureNil 0, a bio-based functionalized paper developed by SmartSolve and enabled by Lactips' proprietary natural polymer resin technology, which is 100 percent bio-based, water-soluble and biodegradable across multiple environments. The material is approved for direct food contact and has already reached commercial scale, with customers spanning beauty and personal care, food and beverage, and other consumer markets.

This collaboration combines Lactips' expertise in the development, production and marketing of natural polymers with SmartSolve's application-driven approach, opening new pathways for circular packaging innovation and accelerating the global adoption of plastic-free packaging.

'Lactips gave us the one thing this industry has been missing: a truly plastic-free, water-soluble material that performs at commercial scale,' said Jonathan Jakubowski, CEO and co-founder at SmartSolve. 'What started as an R&D collaboration is now a long-term strategic partnership, and PureNil 0 is proof that plastic-free packaging isn't a future promise – it's here today.

'This is conservation through innovation: proving that protecting the planet and building a scalable business aren't competing goals.'

Alexis von Tschammer, CEO at Lactips, said: 'Signing this exclusive agreement with SmartSolve marks a significant milestone in Lactips' global expansion. We are delighted to partner with SmartSolve, and I would like to deeply thank their team for their trust and for the energy they are bringing to accelerate the adoption of zero-waste natural packaging
solutions. Together, we are driving a meaningful shift towards more sustainable consumption. Together, we have the opportunity to make a lasting positive impact on both industry practices and the environment.'

During the morning of September 18, both companies hosted a joint media event in Paris to mark the partnership's official launch. That afternoon, at 1:30 pm, SmartSolve CEO Jonathan Jakubowski joined US Sen Steve Daines (R-Montana) and a group of French business leaders for a roundtable discussion on sustainability and microplastics at the InterContinental Paris — Le Grand.