PA Consulting, a global leader in innovation and transformation, has partnered with Searo Labs, a pioneer in sustainable materials, to develop and commercialize seaweed-based products as alternatives to plastic and single-use items. This collaboration aims to scale the adoption of these eco-friendly materials in sectors such as food, personal care, and home care, offering significant potential to reduce the global reliance on plastics and harmful PFAS chemicals. Searo Labs brings its proprietary seaweed-based technology, known for being food contact safe, home compostable, and free from chemical modifications. At the same time, PA Consulting leverages its extensive expertise in commercializing sustainable packaging solutions.
Searo Labs, based at Cambridge Science Park and PA’s Global Innovation and Technology Centre in Cambridge, UK, has developed a family of materials that combine the benefits of seaweed and other natural ingredients. These materials are designed for a wide range of applications, including film packaging, dissolvable pods, and feminine care products. PA Consulting's role in this partnership is to accelerate the scale-up of Searo’s technology, drawing on its history of advancing sustainable packaging innovations. Together, they aim to offer global brands access to plastic-free solutions that could revolutionize the fast-moving consumer goods industry.
