Balena x PRYM
Balena and Prym collaborated to make advanced bioplastic materials accessible to the fashion industry for use in buttons, buckles, and other accessories.
By combining Prym’s extensive experience, infrastructure, and product range with Balena’s material innovation and sustainability focus, this partnership creates new commercial opportunities and offers fashion brands a tangible path to integrating bio-based, circular solutions into their products.
At scale. Circular. Ready for production.
BioCir®X is a durable, non-toxic, fully biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based rigid plastics, enabling brands to design high-performance accessories that meet global standards for safety, sustainability, and scale.Engineered from PHA biopolymers derived from renewable feedstocks, BioCir® X delivers the strength and performance of traditional plastics with controlled end-of-life. Through controlled industrial composting, the material can break down responsibly at the end of its useful life, ensuring it performs when needed and disappears only when intended.