Manuel Rendon
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Timeplast
“Plastic was invented to last forever, yet used for seconds. Our mission is to rewrite molecular chemistry so materials naturally assimilate back into nature without toxic residue.”
Biographical Dossier
Manuel Rendon is a visionary materials science entrepreneur and the Chief Executive Officer of Timeplast, a revolutionary deep-tech company transforming the global chemical and polymer industry. Confronted by the catastrophic accumulation of non-biodegradable plastics in oceans, landfills, and human biological systems, Rendon established Timeplast with a singular, audacious mission: to redesign the molecular architecture of synthetic materials so they assimilate harmlessly back into nature.
Unlike conventional bioplastics, which often require industrial composting facilities and high-heat environments to break down, Rendon and his scientific team engineered a patented, water-soluble, bio-assimilable polymer resin. This groundbreaking material mimics the mechanical tensile strength, flexibility, and barrier properties of traditional petroleum-based polymers, yet completely dissolves and degrades into harmless carbon, water, and minerals within hours or days of exposure to environmental moisture.
Rendon's entrepreneurial journey has been marked by relentless technical rigor and business tenacity. Overcoming widespread skepticism from entrenched petrochemical conglomerates, he built world-class pilot manufacturing facilities, secured vital patents across major global jurisdictions, and achieved rigorous ASTM and international non-toxicity certifications.
Under his leadership, Timeplast has established strategic commercialization partnerships with Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods corporations, agricultural film manufacturers, and medical packaging leaders seeking viable, scalable alternatives to single-use plastics. Rendon's ability to balance deep chemical engineering with commercial acumen has established him as one of the most influential innovators in modern sustainability.
Rendon continues to champion clean industrial manufacturing as an economic driver rather than a regulatory burden, proving that the chemical industry can become a proactive guardian of planetary health through purposeful scientific innovation.