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**** Patent applied for controlled-release fertilisers with Caleyda\xae - a PHBV biopolymer from second generation feedstock **** We are thrilled to being you this exciting news!! The current commercial fertiliser generation is made with a petroleum-based plastic coating that is not biodegradable! The European Commission has also acknowledged this huge problem, and consequently, they have set up regulations that will finally prohibit the use of the current generation of controlled-release fertilisers. Delft Solids Solutions has now successfully applied Caleyda\xae produced from second-generation feedstock as a fully biodegradable coating with controlled-release properties, facilitating the slow release of nutrients in a period from several days to weeks to months. The research and the results described are laid down in a patent application, and in the meantime, Delft Solids Solutions is working on further optimisation of the Caleyda\xae coating and the associated release properties.