Ellepot, Blackmore Company Partner to Develop Organic Growing Papers
June 23, 2023 
A partnership between Ellepot and its U.S. partner Blackmore Company has led to the development of new Ellepot papers that follow USDA guidelines for organic growing.
As part of its integrated propagation system, Ellepot specializes in developing degradable propagation papers for all types of crops. The company’s latest offerings, the patented Ellepot Organic 10 Weeks and Ellepot Organic 16 Weeks, are based on Nobel Prize-winning technology and are part of the company’s commitment to increasing sustainability through innovation.
“Once again, Ellepot is leading the change for better and greener growing conditions and now proudly launches two new propagation papers to their selection, both OMRI listed and approved for organic production in the US,” said the team at Ellepot in a statement. “This is good news for growers of organic crops in the U.S., and, as a bonus, it allows them to eliminate the use of plastic pots, further decreasing their environmental footprint.”
The two new papers are OMRI listed and made with biodegradable materials using a patented technology that was developed based on the collaboration between Ellepot and Blackmore Company. The product development has been a long time in the making, and after years of research and testing done by and with U.S. growers, the ideal texture, durability, and performance for these papers were achieved.
With their ability to biodegrade, Ellepot Organic 10 Weeks and Ellepot Organic 16 Weeks are produced with carefully sourced materials and made to last longer than the Ellepot Organic 2.0 paper that was launched in 2021. While the latter has a degradation time of approximately six to eight weeks, the two new papers last 10 and 16 weeks, respectively, before they start to degrade. To achieve these extra weeks of durability, Ellepot has worked closely together with Blackmore Company to identify and test papers containing a variety of bio-based materials ranging from FSC-certified wood fibers to plant-based polymers, ultimately settling on a technology for its new patented paper that meets the standards required by organic growers in the U.S.
The trials were also designed to test that the papers perform as expected under real-world growing conditions. This has allowed Ellepot to refine the product and make any necessary adjustments before launching it to the markets of both indoor and outdoor growers.
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