Santa Rosa, CA. April 12, 2024 — INTERCAP USA inc. announced today that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label for Polynature ®.
Polynature ® products are for sparkling and still wine. The lab testing our samples and certified our closures have 63% of biobased content and meet the requirements for the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label.
Our certified products are:
- STILL WINE: POLYTECH Polynature ® (120micron still wine closure)
- TINHYBRID Polynature ® (140micron still wine closure)
- SPARKLING WINE: ALUXA ST Polynature ® (90micron premium sparkling closure)
- ALUXA XO Polynature ® (120micron premium sparkling closure)
- ALUXA TOP Polynature ® (140micron premium sparkling closure)
The Polynature ® can now display a unique USDA label that highlights its percentage of biobased content. Third-party verification for a product’s biobased content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred® Program, which strives to increase the development, purchase, and use of biobased products.
Biobased products help address climate change by offering renewable alternatives to petroleum-based products; sequester carbon dioxide, lowering the concentration of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere that contribute to climate change; create and expand markets; are generally safer for people and the environment than their petroleum-based counterparts; and represent incredible technological advances and innovations.
The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label displays a product’s biobased content, which is the portion of a product that comes from a renewable source, such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks. Utilizing renewable biobased materials displaces the need for non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals. Biobased products are cost-comparative, readily available, and perform as well as or better than their conventional counterparts.
CEO Graziano BOCCHINO say: is almost 10 years we try to make more green our products and production, Intercap is able to zero the CO2 emissions from the production cycle during the painting phase of the Polynature, limiting itself in fact to the consumption of electricity. We are also testing water-based paints, which would lead to an even higher level of eco-sustainability.
“We applaud INTERCAP USA inc. for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label,” said
Vernell Thompson, USDA BioPreferred Program. “The label is intended to help spur economic development, create new jobs, and provide new markets for farm commodities. But the label also makes it easier for consumers and federal buyers to locate biobased products and consider planet-friendlier options during purchase decisions. By having their products become USDA Certified Biobased, INTERCAP USA inc. joins an expanding list of businesses combatting inaccurate marketing claims and the practice of greenwashing, while also contributing to a thriving bioeconomy that decreases our reliance on petroleum.” In the latest Economic Impact Report released by USDA, the biobased products industry supported 4.6 million American jobs; contributed $470 billion to the U.S. economy and generated 2.79 jobs in other sectors of the economy for every biobased job. Biobased products also have a substantial environmental impact, displacing about 9.4 million barrels of oil a year, with the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 12.7 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year.
About INTERCAP USA inc.:
Intercap USA inc. was founded in 2018, but has been present on the American market for a long time. The offices and warehouse are in Santa Rosa and there is a reference person based there for the American market, Mattia Martino.
The main plant is located in Canelli since 1986 and as a sole owner, the oenologist Graziano Bocchino.
Our goal is to increase our production also in the USA, investing in a new plant with machines for the production of capsules and the relative recruitment of personnel.
About the USDA BioPreferred Program
With the goal of increasing the development, purchase, and use of biobased products, USDA’s BioPreferred® Program was first introduced in the 2002 Farm Bill and reauthorized in 2018. It requires federal agencies and contractors to give purchasing preference to biobased products. The USDA BioPreferred Program also includes a voluntary certification and labeling initiative for biobased products. This is referred to as the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label.
More than 1,800 companies across the U.S. and in 47 countries participate in the Program. From farm and field all the way through the manufacturing process, the expanding market for biobased products creates jobs, supports rural economic growth in America, and has a positive impact on our planet. Have questions? Please contact: Vernell Thompson, USDA BioPreferred Program at Vernell.Thompson@usda.gov.
