Greenshoot Materials

Barrier science for fiber packaging

A better barrier,
built for fiber.

Greenshoot’s cellulose-based coating technology is designed to improve moisture, oxygen, and grease resistance while supporting biodegradable food packaging.

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How the barrier works

A thin coating.
A meaningful shift in performance.

BIOXELL can be applied to almost any fiber-based packaging to create a functional barrier between food and the underlying fiber packaging. This coating is designed to replace traditional plastic barrier coatings to limit moisture, oxygen, and grease transfer while enabling a biodegradable packaging system.

Conceptual BIOXELL coating cross-sectionA thin barrier coating sits on a molded-fiber substrate and limits moisture, grease, and oxygen transfer.Moisture · grease · oxygenBIOXELL barrier coatingFiber substrateConceptual cross-section · not to scale

Reported barrier performance

Measured for the demands of food packaging.

<5 g/m²/day

Water vapor transmission rate

12 / 12

Grease resistance (KIT test)

<5 cc/m²/24 hr

Oxygen permeability

Performance figures are carried over from Greenshoot Materials’ current technology information. Final performance depends on substrate, coat weight, package design, and test conditions.

Cellulose, coated fiber, and barrier material specimens

Built for fiber

Performance that begins at the surface.

Barrier protection

Designed for moisture, oxygen, and grease resistance.

Packaging functionality

Applicable across formats including to-go containers and pet-food packaging.

Material intent

Plant-based, non-toxic, PFAS-free, and designed for biodegradable fiber systems.

From feedstock to afterlife

A production path designed to come full circle.

Greenshoot’s process moves agricultural side streams through mechanical processing, formulation, and industrial coating to create functional fiber packaging. The intended material pathway continues beyond use—through appropriate composting conditions and back toward soil.

Greenshoot production and material return cycleAgricultural waste is mechanically processed, formulated and mixed, industrially coated onto fiber packaging, used, collected for composting, and returned toward soil and renewed plant growth.Greenshoot production processConceptual material pathway01Agriculturalwaste02Mechanicalprocessing03Formulation+ mixing04Industrialcoating05Finished fiberpackage06Use + collectionfor composting07Back to earth+ renewed growthReturn nutrients toward the next growth cycleIntended pathway · outcomes depend on package construction and composting conditions

Start with the package

Bring us your barrier challenge.

Share your fiber substrate, package format, and performance requirements with the Greenshoot team.

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