traceless materials
Budget
€10 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.2 FTE
EU Grants
€242,514
Mission & Goals
traceless materials GmbH is a bioeconomy company that develops and produces innovative natural biomaterials. The biomaterial is based on natural polymers extracted from agricultural plant residues (leftovers of grain processing), using a patented process technology. Our customers are converting companies who further process our material into films, paper coatings or rigid applications, usually to replace virgin plastics in various applications, from single-use packaging to disposable items. We also collaborate with brand owners who are ultimately bringing these products/packaging to market. With our technology, we are one of the frontrunners of the new generation of natural polymer based materials. We aim to contribute to the fight against global plastic pollution, drive clean, climate neutral and circular innovation in industrial value chains and enable the production and use of safe and sustainable product choices.
EU Legislative Interests
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Packaging & Packaging Waste; Directive (EU) 2019/904 on Single-Use Plastics; Planned Revision of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and related intiatives; Planned Circular Economy Act; Planned Clean Industrial Deal; EU trade policy towards the US
Communication Activities
We hold meetings with policymakers (in person and virtually), initiated by traceless our our contact person in Bruxelles. Furthermore, we accept meeting requests from from political parties, policymakers and authorities. We distribute information material about our technology and product in specific and the novel generation of natural polymer based materials in general, in the form of digital presentations, flyers and samples. We also distribute policy endorsements and position papers for advocacy purposes to selected members of EU parliament, EU Commission and EU-related contacts in German authorities. We also to participate in events and roundtables, and communicate through press and media features. Furthermore, we plan to participate in events organized by the industry associations that we are members of, e.g. the BNW (Bundesverband Nachhaltige WIrtschaft Germany), who is part of the EU-organization Ecopreneur.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Bundesverband Nachhaltige WIrtschaft (Germany): www.bnw-bundesverband.de BNW is part of Ecopreneur https://ecopreneur.eu/ BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft https://www.bde.de/ IVH Industrieverband Hamburg, part of BDI: https://www.bdi-hamburg.de Wirtschaftsverein Hamburger Süden https://www.derwirtschaftsverein.de/ Natural Polymers Group: www.naturalpolymersgroup.com (Founding member and main representative towards EU bodies) INAM - Innovation Network for Advanced Materials: www.inam.berlin
Organisation Members
List of team members of traceless materials GmbH: www.traceless.eu/about-us List of corporate customers / cooperation partners (indicative): www.traceless.eu/B2B and www.traceless.eu/cooperations Corporate Investors / banks who have invested in traceless: Planet A Ventures (Germany), HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds (Germany), b.value (Germany), UB FIGG (Finland), Swen Blue Ocean (France), Haspa Hamburger Sparkasse (Germany), GLS Bank (Germany).
Additional Information
traceless is a young company in startup / growth stage, with limited resources. For the most recent closed year (01/2024-12/2024), we declare low costs due to the low staff costs (only 0.15 FTEs involved), and consequentially the low share in office and administrative expenses. We have allocated only a small budget for in-house operational expenditure, e.g. we have not spent significant money on campaigns or the like. Our budgets for representation and outsources activities was also relatively low. For membership and related fees, we pay reduced fees for some of the listed organizations, due to the startup stage. For the current financial year (2025), we anticipate higher expenses, as we have commissioned an additional intermediary and are planning to expand our activities step by step. We have informed all intermediaries (see above) to declare us as clients.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.