# Lactips signs 210-tonne casein-based polymer supply contract with SmartSolve

French start-up Lactips signed a contract with US packaging group SmartSolve to produce 210 tonnes of its casein-derived water-soluble polymer, a substitute for petroleum-based PVOH, following two years of joint development.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-10-06
- Where: Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, France
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 210 tonnes
- Products: casein-based water-soluble polymer
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Lactips](https://endata.com/companies/12461.md) (supplier)
- [SmartSolve](https://endata.com/companies/14770.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [packagingnewsdaily.com](https://packagingnewsdaily.com/stories/lactips-lands-210-tonne-us-order-for-casein-based-water-soluble-polyme-2026-10-06), 2026-10-06: "Lactips has signed a contract with US packaging group SmartSolve to produce 210 tonnes of its casein-derived, water-soluble polymer."

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