Ramsgate Policy Group: Congratulations to our client FEED Engineering Inc. for completing Phase 1 of their Innovative Solutions Canada COVID-19 challenge to produce Made-in-Canada Compostable Elastomeric Materials for Medical Glove Manufacturing. The purpose of the challenge was to create a compostable nitrile rubber material. This advancement has a promising future in reducing the negative impact of plastics on the environment while transforming the polymer industry into a circular economy.

The challenge was sponsored by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), in collaboration with Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Health Canada and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

The FEED team accomplished the following in six months:

• Built a functioning laboratory
• Formulated a compostable polymer
• Implemented a manufacturing process
• Created samples of their next generation compostable nitrile rubber 

FEED continues to advance their goals to offer solutions that will build a more sustainable environment through innovative cleantech solutions. 

Ramsgate Policy Group acted as a strategic advisor supporting business development to get the project across the finish line within scope, on schedule and below budget. Reach out to see how we can move forward together.