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Polyform’s eco-friendly pontoons keep innovative offshore solar park afloat
- Published 14 December 2022; updated 21 September 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Listed under Circular economy.
- Polyform supplies buoyancy pontoons made from certified bio-based polyethylene. The page describes an offshore floating-solar pilot off northwestern Norway that received more than 300 pontoons in late 2021 and early 2022, then planned to test the solar installation and components in harsh weather. It calls this the largest delivery of its kind at the time.
- The article says nearly all plastic is still made from fossil feedstocks and argues bio-based material can reduce demand for newly extracted fossil resources. Polyform presents the pontoons as a substitute for fossil-based plastic while retaining the performance of its standard product; it also says the same material technology could extend to buoys, fenders, moorings and flotation products.
- The company’s stated goal was to use only bio-based plastic in production by 2030. The page says it was taking orders for bio-based pontoons, moorings and buoys. These statements are company plans/status as reported in the article, not verified completion. It also links to the G-series leisure-boat fender made without phthalates.
- Offshore clean energy and aquaculture are identified as growing markets for plastic flotation products, with customers responding to regulation, consumer demand and corporate sustainability commitments. Polyform was founded in 1955 and describes itself as the first maker of inflatable all-plastic net buoys and fenders.
- Linked to SDGs 7 (Affordable and clean energy), 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and 12 (Responsible consumption and production) for reduced material footprint in renewable-energy and other plastic-dependent sectors.
- Contact: Erik Loe Muri, Sales & Marketing Manager, erik@polyform.no. Company: POLYFORM AS, Tverrvegen 37, 6020 Ålesund, Norway; polyform.no. A phone-number reveal control is present.