SGMA

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
FOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Award winning 100% plastic-free paper barrier coatings | Efficient and durable replacement for plastic liners | Recyclable, biodegradable, compostable | Non-toxic platform technology with application across multiple industries | Focussed on innovative sol-gel applications

Award Winning Paper Coating Technology

The world is facing considerable challenges posed by plastic pollution and climate change. In our oceans alone, it is estimated that there will more plastic than fish by 2050. The extent of the problem extends beyond just plastics in our oceans, with microplastics (tiny fragments of plastic found in water and air) now being found in the Arctic and other remote areas.

The global market urgently requires sustainable solutions to tackle these major challenges. SGMA delivers solutions that are extracted from sand, sustainable and provide alternatives to plastic and a route to create effective non fossil fuel-based chemicals by using non-toxic raw materials that are available globally.

SGMA’s barrier coating for fibre-based packaging provides an excellent example of how we can make a difference. Our barrier coating for fibre-based packaging provides a complete solution to replace single-use plastics and eliminates confusion among users and customers.

Completely free from micro plastics, our technology helps also fits seamlessly into the recycling infrastructure of any country by providing a solution that is biodegradable, compostable and recyclable. The product currently is in process of getting certified for food contact in Europe and America.

News

BBC South East Today

SGMA’s founder & CEO Fanya Ismail was featured on BBC Southeast Today, highlighting the pollution burden of ‘disposable paper’ cups and SGMA’s sustainable and environmentally sound solution.

Women in Innovation 2019

SGMA Founder and CEO, Dr Fanya Ismail, has been crowned a winner of the prestigious “Women in Innovation 2019” award by Innovate UK.

Microplastics in the Arctic: A Cause for Concern?

Our increasing use of plastics extends to virtually all aspects of modern life, even reaching Arctic regions. What are the broader implications, and where is more research needed?

SGMA Founder and CEO, Dr Fanya Ismail, has been crowned as one of the winners forthe prestigious award "Women in Innovation 2019" by Innovate UK,The announcement of the award, made to coincide with International Women's Dayon March 8 th recognises women with exciting, innovative ideas and ambitious plansthat inspire others.This exciting adventure started with Fanya visiting 10 Downing Street at the invitationof the Prime Minister. Fanya was later presented with Innovate UK’s purple plaque 1by local MP and minister for small businesses Kelly Tolhurst. The purple plaque is inrecognition of Fanya’s invention of SGMA’s coating system – a tool to eradicate singleuse plastic in drink, food and paper packaging. “The response and support since theannouncement has been overwhelming,” Fanya added. “We would like to thank allthose who have reached out to us. We are very much looking forward to the brightfuture in store for SGMA.”Congratulations to Fanya and the SGMA team on this great achievement!
SGMA’s founder & CEO Fanya Ismail was featured on BBC Southeast Today. A short story on BBC’s Southeast today highlights the plight our planet faces as plastic increases its global presence, even in the disposable ‘paper’ cups that we drink our coffee from. The plastics that make our cups waterproof prevents them from being recycled and adds to the plastic problem. Fanya speaks about SGMA’s coating eliminating the need for plastic by creating a sustainable and environmentally sound solution while still giving our paper cups the waterproofing they need. It’s not just paper cups that can benefit from this treatment. Other paper-based products that are similarly plastic coated can also be coated in a way that has all of the benefits of plastics but without the environmental downsides, such as paint trays plastic plant pots, even cosmetics. The news piece also highlights the piloting work being done in Malaysia, with a view to getting the product to market shortly.
Microplastics in the Arctic: A Cause for Concern?

Our increasing use of plastics extends to virtually all aspects of modern life. The problem of what we do with all the that plastic once we’ve used it is also increasing, and pollution from plastics is extending into areas we’d least expect. The environmental impacts of plastic are seen, not only in the high-profile news coverage of plastic pollution in our oceans, but has now even reached Arctic regions, raising the unexpected spectre of airborne microplastic pollution.

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