RCS - Symphony Environment - Royal Society Study on Ocean Biodegradable Plastic

Symphony Environmental TechnologiesAnnouncement

29/10/2025 07:02

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RNS Number : 1978F  Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC  29 October 2025

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Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc

("Symphony" or the "Company")

Royal Society Study Highlights Urgent Need for Plastics which biodegrade in
the ocean - Symphony's d2w® Technology positioned as Critical Solution

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), a global leader in
environmental protection technologies, welcomes the findings of a recent study
published by the Royal Society (London) which says that "plastic pollution
will persist at our ocean surfaces for over a century even if inputs cease.
Even after 100 years 10% of the initial plastic mass still remains at the
surface providing a continual source of microplastics. Our findings highlight
the need for mitigation strategies beyond input reduction and ocean clean-up."

For the past thirty years governments, NGOs and the plastics industry have
been promoting "reduce, re-use and recycle" but this is clearly not sufficient
as the problem is getting worse.

This research from the Royal Society demonstrates the urgent need to make
plastic so that it will safely biodegrade instead of floating around for many
decades and creating microplastics. The solution is already here and just
needs to be more widely adopted. Plastic made with Symphony's d2w®
oxo-biodegradable technology, at little or no extra cost, will convert in the
ocean into biodegradable materials that do not leave toxic residues or
microplastics.

This has been proved by independent scientific studies, including the French
government-sponsored OXOMAR project
www.biodeg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Final-report-OXOMAR-10032021.pdf
(http://www.biodeg.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Final-report-OXOMAR-10032021.pdf)
  which confirmed that plastics made with d2w® biodegrade in seawater with
significantly higher efficiency than conventional plastics.

With over 750 million people living in countries where oxo-biodegradable
plastic is mandatory, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Bahrain,
Symphony's d2w® is already part of the global solution.

Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental, commented:

"The Royal Society's findings confirm what we've known for years-conventional
plastics create a serious problem if they get into the open environment.  For
this reason d2w® is not just a better plastic; it's an essential one. We urge
governments, brands, and manufacturers to include a d2w® masterbatch without
further delay into all flexible plastic applications to prevent further
long-term environmental harm."

 

For further information, please contact:

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc

Tel: +44 (0)20 8207 5900

Website: https://www.symphonyenvironmental.com

 

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Symphony also supplies a range of plastic technologies under its d2p (designed
to protect) brand www.d2p.net (http://www.d2p.net)   to provide protection
against insects, viruses, bacteria, fungi, rodents, odours, and fire.  It has
also introduced a new product under its NbR brand
https://www.symphonyenvironmental.com/natural-biodegradable-resin/
(https://www.symphonyenvironmental.com/natural-biodegradable-resin/)   to
reduce the amount of fossil-derived material in plastic products.

Symphony has a diverse and growing customer-base and has established itself as
an international business with over 70 distributors around the world. Products
made with Symphony's plastic technologies are now available in nearly 100
countries and in many different product applications. Symphony itself is
certified according to ISO9001 and ISO14001.

Symphony participates in the Committee work of the British Standards Institute
(BSI), the American Standards Organisation (ASTM), the European Standards
Organisation (CEN), and the International Standards Organisation (ISO).

Further information on the Group can be found at www.symphonyenvironmental.com
 and twitter @SymphonyEnv

See also Symphony on Instagram and Linkedin.

ENQUIRIES:

Info@d2w.net (mailto:Info@d2w.net)

 

 Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc
 Michael Laurier, CEO
 Ian Bristow, CFO
 www.symphonyenvironmental.com (http://www.symphonyenvironmental.com/)

 Tel:  +44 (0) 20 8207 5900

 

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