About us
Two women cofounders, whose educational backgrounds and experiences complement each other, established our company in 2019. Noryawati Mulyono, the CEO, holds her undergraduate degree from Chemistry ITB and her doctoral degree in food science IPB; both are top three universities in Indonesia, with 20 years of experience in food manufacturing companies, academia, and entrepreneurship. Her passion to stop plastic pollution, the root cause of floods in Jakarta every rainy season, drives her to transform the research idea into commercial scale. Since 2010, she has done persistent research in bioplastics. Her research is primarily focused on two main features. The first is the utilization of natural resources, which are abundant in Indonesia, sustainable, and free from the risk of famine and drought. The second requirement is that the product’s end-of-life must be environmentally friendly.
From 2019 to 2021, Biopac had Lie Tham Tjhun as chairwoman. She is the owner of a successful food manufacturing company in Indonesia. Due to the pandemic, she decided to retire in 2021 and hand over her position to Indrawati Mulyono, the elder sister of Noryawati Mulyono. She holds a degree in industrial engineering from Trisakti University and has gained work experience in diverse sectors like production planning and inventory control, prior to propelling her career as a fund manager. As the company grows, we welcome Dr. Asaf Kleopas Sugih to join as CTO. He has an educational background in Chemical Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree from ITB, Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the University of Groningen, and experience in research, teaching, and mentoring Chemical Engineering students at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Biopac excels in the fields of material innovation and the engineering of eco-friendly packaging production processes from seaweed, including plant layout, production capacity enhancement, and techno-economic studies of the seaweed processing industry. We are very grateful to have the right leaders at the right time.
Our Vision
“A world free from plastic pollution, ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.”
Our Mission
“To replace single-use plastic in packaging with sustainable, high- quality, and biodegradable seaweed-based alternatives that are both convenient and affordable.”
Our Product Value Proposition
User-friendly means that it is convenient. As food packaging, it comes in edible grade, making it safe to consume directly with the food inside. However, if you wish to dispose of it, you can do so on land, in a bin, a river, the sea, or even in the toilet. It will enrich soil nutrients and promptly dissolve in the water.
Our products are halal and animal-free, so they are safe for Muslims and vegans. And, for those who are allergic to certain foods, including nuts, seafood, and eggs, feel free to consume because our products have no allergic risk. Our products are also colorable, printable, heat sealable, and adjustable in thickness.
Home compostable means that it could be broken down naturally, you can just place our products in your home bin, along with fruit and vegetable waste. And even if you have plants, you just have to put our products in the soil and it can be a biofertilizer. Home compostable also means that every component and material used in our products could be degraded by living things, and most people interpret the living things as microbes. In other words, it means that our products could be degraded by indigenous microbes at natural temperature in the environment hence it will not pollute the environment.
Safe for animals, aquatic life and microbial diversity means that it will not entrap the animals, it is safe if being eaten, even more, the smallest portion of our products will not harm all living things, including the microbes.
Our products are sustainable from the materials, process, until the end of life. We use seaweed as raw material because it provides benefits than other terrestrial plant based materials, such as: fast to cultivation, does not need pesticide and fertilizer, does not need land for plantation, does not need water for irrigation, and grow synergistically with high protein fish.
We process the seaweed by environmentally friendly process, use less water than the mainstream of seaweed manufacturing company, and does not involve any hazardous chemicals. We produce no waste during biopackaging production process.
Then, the end of life of the biopac still has a value as biostimulant to promote the plant growth.
Our Impacts
Environmental Impact
Social Impact in Coastal Communities
CO2 REDUCTION
PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION
SEAWEED FARMERS EMPOWERMENT
FARMERS ADDITIONAL INCOME
Environmental Impact
CO2 REDUCTION
PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION
Social Impact in Coastal Communities
SEAWEED FARMERS EMPOWERMENT
FARMERS ADDITIONAL INCOME
Core Team
Noryawati Mulyono
Chief Executive Officer
She holds her undergraduate degree from Chemistry ITB and her doctoral degree in food science IPB; both are top three universities in Indonesia, with 20 years of experience in food manufacturing companies, academia, and entrepreneurship. Her passion to stop plastic pollution, the root cause of floods in Jakarta every rainy season, drives her to transform the research idea into commercial scale. Since 2010, she has done persistent research in bioplastics. Her research is primarily focused on two main features. The first is the utilization of natural resources, which are abundant in Indonesia, sustainable, and free from the risk of famine and drought. The second requirement is that the product’s end-of-life must be environmentally friendly.
Asaf Kleopas Sugih
Chief Technical Officer
He has an educational background in Chemical Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree from ITB, Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the University of Groningen, and experience in research, teaching, and mentoring Chemical Engineering students at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Biopac excels in the fields of material innovation and the engineering of eco-friendly packaging production processes from seaweed, including plant layout, production capacity enhancement, and techno-economic studies of the seaweed processing industry.
Indrawati Mulyono
Chairwoman
Graduated as Industrial Engineer with work experience for more than 10 years in various manufacturing companies before advancing her career as investment manager.
Mentor and Advisors Team
Cheryl Edison
Business Mentor
She is a globally recognized business innovator and market expansion strategist, known for launching brands, ventures, and ecosystems in over 60 countries. Her extensive experience in scaling sustainable businesses, combined with her deep understanding of U.S. market dynamics, makes her an invaluable asset as we grow our impact globally. As a social enterprise, fully supported by US ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership, we are grateful and proud to know and meet her at SelectUSA Investor Summit, and for Cheryl’s willingness to be our mentor. Her belief in purpose-driven innovation aligns deeply with our mission, and we are honored to have her on board.
Helen Santiago Fink
Advisor – Sustainability & International Collaboration
She is a PhD in Eco-cities and climate change with experience in leading 20+ project portfolios to address urbanization challenges in ASEAN cities, provide consultancies for World Bank, EU/EC Horizon 2020, and many more. I had the privilege of meeting her at the first time in 2022 when she served as Program Manager at the U.S. ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP). With a strong background in global climate and policy work, Helen brings invaluable guidance to Biopac as we aim to scale sustainable packaging solutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her experience in shaping multi-sectoral partnerships aligns seamlessly with our mission to reduce plastic waste through seaweed-based innovation.
Anshul Magotra
Advisor – Business Growth & Strategy
Anshul has been a key mentor in Biopac’s journey, provided by Swiss Re Foundation through Shine Southeast Asia program. With her strong background in scaling startups and building sustainable business models, Anshul provides critical insights into our business strategy, fundraising, partnerships, and market expansion. Her mentorship has helped refine our vision and operational strategy as we work to serve global markets with our bioplastic solutions.
Our business is beyond a solution for plastic waste problem. We are the true biopackaging manufacturer and the leader in the circular packaging story that can extend across packaging variant formats.
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PT Seaweedtama Biopac Indonesia
Palem Manis Raya Blok B/17 Gudang Sentra Prima Technopark Kel. Gandasari