Plant-based material supply
Plastic performance. A shorter afterlife.
KelpForm supplies BioTide alternative plastic pellets made from seaweed and lake grass for sheet-forming and injection-molded products. Build bottles and shipping materials designed to degrade in days—not centuries.
For product teams, converters, and manufacturers evaluating alternatives to conventional plastic.
Feedstock to form
A practical pellet format for established sheet and die-injection workflows.
What to expect
Clear claims before big promises.
Material clarity
Straightforward guidance on feedstock, pellet format, intended processes, and product fit.
B2B conversation
A sourcing experience built around manufacturing requirements rather than generic retail claims.
Honest evaluation
We encourage process trials and application-specific validation before production commitments.
From waterway biomass to useful form
One material platform, built around real production paths.
BioTide is offered as an alternative plastic pellet for teams working toward lower-persistence bottles, protective shipping formats, and molded components.
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Source
Seaweed and lake grass feedstock
BioTide begins with aquatic biomass selected as the foundation for an alternative to long-lived fossil plastic.
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Process
Pellets for familiar equipment
The pellet format is intended for sheet conversion and die-injection applications, helping teams evaluate a new material through recognizable manufacturing routes.
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Replace
Target high-volume disposable formats
Focus trials on water bottles, shipping plastics, sheets, and molded goods where end-of-life persistence matters most.
Available catalog
Start with the material options.
Make the next material decision count
Put BioTide on your evaluation list.
Review KelpForm’s available pellets and identify the sheet, bottle, packaging, or molded application you want to test first.