What Senbis does

Senbis is a privately held Dutch R&D and specialty materials company operating from Emmen, the Netherlands, with two main legal entities: Senbis Polymer Innovations B.V. (R&D services) and Senbis Sustainable Products B.V. (product sales). The company provides end-to-end polymer and fiber innovation from monomer through pilot-scale fiber and textile prototyping, including polymerization, compounding, melt spinning, texturizing, solid-state polymerization, and laboratory testing. It traces its technical lineage to the R&D department of Akzo Nobel, via Acordis and Diolen Industrial Fibers, and was constituted in its current form when Senbis Polymer Innovations acquired the facilities of Applied Polymer Innovations (API) in January 2017.

The firm's commercial offerings sit on two pillars. The first is contract and collaborative R&D — covering polymer laboratory testing, pilot plant production, custom compound development, and technical consulting for customers ranging from raw material producers to yarn manufacturers and end users across apparel, biomedical, biomonomer and polymers, chemical/enzymatic recycling, and technical textiles/non-wovens. The second is its own product portfolio, marketed under the GreenPearls brand (GP 100 technical FDY multi-filament, GP 200 tape extrusion for agriculture, GP 300 spun bond, GP 400 staple fiber, GP 500 artificial grass mono-filament) and the Mariva sub-brand for biobased performance polymers in apparel and footwear. These compounds are sold as drop-in solutions via direct B2B engagement, with GreenPearls production scaled through a network of licensed compounding partners operating under Senbis quality control.

The business model combines professional services revenue (project-based contract research, joint development, long-term R&D partnerships), product sales (one-time compound purchases, primarily at pilot stage), and licensing/royalty revenue from its compounding production partners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the sales motion is consultative and enterprise-direct. The company targets 11–50 employees and serves customers from small enterprises to multinationals, positioning its regulated EU microplastics compliance as a key commercial differentiator.

Name

Senbis

Legal name

Senbis Polymer Innovations B.V.

Website

https://senbis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Senbis is a Dutch polymer and fiber R&D company that develops and supplies biodegradable biopolymer compounds (GreenPearls, Mariva) while offering contract research, pilot production, and technical consulting across apparel, biomedical, biomonomers, recycling, and technical textiles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Emmen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. R&D Services: Third party research and consulting services to the plastic industry, including contract research, joint product development, specialty product production, and long-term R&D partnerships. Customers range from raw material producers to yarn manufacturers and end users.
2. Sustainable Products: Production and sale of company-developed sustainable polymeric products made from biodegradable plastics for applications that have a high likelihood of ending up in nature. Products include GreenPearls compound series.
3. Licensing: License and quality control of compounding production to select group of production partners. Support provided for spinning lines of partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Senbis is a Dutch polymer R&D company operating two complementary divisions. Senbis Polymer Innovations delivers contract R&D services for polymer applications, while Senbis Sustainable Products commercializes proprietary GreenPearls biodegradable polymer compounds (GP 100-500 series) used in fiber applications including FDY multi-filament, tape extrusion, spun bond, staple fiber, and artificial grass production.

Product overview

Senbis operates two main divisions: Senbis Polymer Innovations (R&D services) and Senbis Sustainable Products (GreenPearls compounds). The GreenPearls compound portfolio includes five series—GP 100 (FDY multi-filament), GP 200 (tape extrusion for agriculture), GP 300 (spun bond non-wovens), GP 400 (textile yarn/staple fiber), and GP 500 (artificial grass mono-filament)—each designed for specific fiber applications with home-compostable or soil-degradable properties. Mariva is a sub-brand focused on biobased performance polymers for technical textiles, apparel, and footwear. The company positions itself as an end-to-end partner from lab-scale development to pilot production and testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GreenPearls: Sustainable compound product range developed by Senbis for eliminating microplastics through advanced polymer compounds for nonwovens, tapes, multi- and mono-filaments. Includes GP 100 series (technical multi-filament), GP 200 series (tape extrusion), GP 300 series (spun bond), GP 400 series (staple fiber), and GP 500 series (mono-filament for artificial grass).
• Mariva

Products and services

• GreenPearls GP 100-500 series biodegradable polymer compounds Proprietary biodegradable polymer compounds (grades GP 100 through GP 500) developed by Senbis Sustainable Products for fiber applications including FDY multi-filament, tape extrusion, spun bond, staple fiber, and artificial grass production. Targeted at polymer and yarn manufacturers seeking sustainable, ready-to-process biopolymer feedstocks.
• Senbis Polymer Innovations (Contract Polymer R&D Services) Contract R&D services for polymer applications, providing custom polymer development, biopolymer formulation, pilot-scale processing trials, and applied research support to raw material producers, yarn manufacturers, and end-product companies across the polymer value chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• GP 501 designed to eliminate microplastic pollution from artificial grass pitches while meeting EU regulations
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Innofil 3D (acquired by BASF)minorOthersAPI (Applied Polymer Innovations, predecessor company) developed and launched an innovative monofilament for 3D printing, which was produced and sold through a separate company called Innofil 3D. Innofil was taken over by BASF in 2014. This represents a historical relationship rather than an active partnership.
• Compounding Production PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenbis works with a select group of compounding production partners who operate under Senbis license and quality control. These partners are engaged in scaling up production processes for GreenPearls compounds, paving the way for industrial manufacturing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/senbisnl
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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