Issue 04/2018

Report
20 years Tecnaro
Congratulations – but also some serious words of the founders
Helmut Nägele and Jürgen Pfitzer
Gucci sunglasses and shoe
Biobrush
A
pioneer in bioplastics for 20 years, TECNARO from
Ilsfeld, Germany is still acting with a fighting spirit.
“First be smiled at, then fought against and finally
regarded as a matter of course” - this was formulated
by Arthur Schopenhauer for the truth and has now been
transferred by the laudator in his speech to two pioneers
from Heilbronn, Germany. Helmut Nägele and Jürgen
Pfitzer, Managing Directors of Tecnaro, have resolutely
pursued their idea of using renewable resources in order
to manufacture their bioplastics named liquid wood-
ARBOFORM ® , ARBOBLEND ® and ARBOFILL ® - with all
properties of plastic. Today, in the company’s twentieth
year of existence, they proudly say “we have succeeded”.
All over the world, their formulas are contained in everyday
objects such as fashion, automobiles, facades, craftsmen-,
trade and industrial needs. Tecnaro’s formulas are used for
Benetton hangers or Friedwald forest cemetery urns, for
example.
Of course, so many times Nägele und Pfitzer and their
team have continued in research and development, have
transferred their ideas into practice, have selected and
discarded all changes and started again – until they
developed formulas for a wide/broad application range.
However, they are made from sugar, starch, natural wax,
organic oil or wood extractives like cellulose and lignin.
According to Helmut Nägele, up to 70 % of all conventional
plastic may be replaced technically by Tecnaro resins or
compounds. Tecnaro’s recipes are used in Audi R8, in
punches and staplers from Novus, in shoes and sun glasses
from Gucci and in the multiple-award-winning Biobrush
toothbrushes. In Addition, the bio version of the glue sticks
ReNature“ and the text markers Edding 24 which are
well-known worldwide, are made from Tecnaro materials.
For a long time, a leading manufacturer of corn mills has
been using casings made of wood. Now, with good reason
Mockmill as a first kitchen appliance wears a dress made
from bio plastics Arboblend.
Strong network created around the Tecnaro Team
During the last 20 years, a most remarkable and strong
plastic technology network has been created around the
Tecnaro Team which comprises innovative customers,
research and development partners, flexible suppliers,
authorities and associations acting in a prudent manner,
fair market players, keen understanding consultants and
auditors as well as strong financial partners. Thanks to its
competent sales representatives and Albis Plastic GmbH
Hamburg, Tecnaro materials are reaching even the most
far-away countries.
“We need to grow even more but have already amazingly
powerful partners in the entire world“, say the two managing
directors and add “together we are everywhere!”
26 bioplastics MAGAZINE [04/18] Vol. 13