EcoPHA & Terra Sol win 2025 InnovationAus Energy & Renewables Award

Recognised for breakthrough PHA from pongamia oil

The award celebrates EcoPHA’s marine- and soil-degradable PHA bioplastic made from pongamia oil – a non-edible, renewable feedstock – which is engineered to break down completely without leaving microplastics in the environment.^[1][2]

This technology directly targets the global plastic waste and microplastics challenge, offering a compostable alternative to traditional fossil-based plastics in everyday products such as packaging and food-service items.^[1][2]

Design-led products with Terra Sol

Through a design-led collaboration, Terra Sol transforms EcoPHA’s material into high-performance consumer products – including takeaway cups, utensils and packaging – that feel familiar to use while being biodegradable by design.^[1]

The judges highlighted this partnership as a powerful example of how advanced biotechnology and ambitious product design can come together to deliver scalable alternatives to single-use plastics at commercial level.^[1]

Scaling a new generation of bioplastics

EcoPHA’s PHA platform, produced from pongamia oil, is designed for marine and soil degradability and supports a broad family of applications in packaging, food-service and other consumer products.^[2][3]

• Non-edible pongamia oil feedstock that does not compete with food production.
• Fully biodegradable PHA that can break down in natural environments without persistent microplastics.
• Potential to support lower carbon footprints compared with conventional plastics.

This recognition at the InnovationAus Awards further strengthens EcoPHA’s position as a leader in next-generation bioplastics and supports the mission to replace single-use plastics with truly sustainable, high-performance materials.^[1][2]

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EcoPHA and Terra Sol awarded for breakthrough bioplastic – InnovationAus.

[1] InnovationAus: “EcoPHA and Terra Sol awarded for breakthrough bioplastic”, 27 November 2025.

[2] EcoPHA & Ecopha Bioplastics public materials describing PHA from pongamia oil and marine/soil-degradable properties.

[3] External coverage of EcoPHA’s world-first PHA from pongamia oil and related applications.