The Patented Greenbutts™ Filter
Greenbutts remains the trademark name of our product lines for the tobacco and nicotine industry.
No Plastic Butts
Greenbutts™, filters are made without using synthetic materials or plasticizers, making them the go-to alternative for the cigarette industry to comply with ever-increasing Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) requirements and regulations.
Greenbutts™ Substrate-Roll Stock
Sales of patented material in bulk to large producers capable of conversion to filter rods for their in-house production of cigarettes.
Greenbutts™ Filter Rods
Production of filter rods to client specification of size and pressure drop for further production into cigarettes
Greenbutts™ Filter Tubes and Tips
Production of filter tubes and filter tips for the RYO/MYO markets.
Water Dispersing Technology
with agitation the Greenbutts™ filter will disperse in water within minutes
Our Intellectual Property
After seven years of R&D, in September 2018, Greenbutts™received its first “Biodegradable Cigarette Filter and Method of Manufacture” patent in the United States
(U.S. Patent # 10,076,135). This is following receiving the United Kingdom Patent (#GB2525363) and approved for a patent in Canada.
Company website wording.
Greenbutts' natural filter technology is fully patented in the U.S., U.K., Canada and is patent pending in additional countries, covering key geographies in the cigarette industry.
24 October 2023 Filtrona release.
10 Year Partnership
With leading scientific and research team Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI) is a global leader in nonwoven engineering and product development, having successfully completed over 500 projects for over 200 companies including FTSE 100 constituents.