PULPACKTION

Optimised moulded pulp for renewable packaging solutions

Project details

Type of project: Innovation Action - Demonstration
Project focus: Packaging
Feedstock origin: Agri-food
Forest-based
Feedstock type: Bioplastics
Cellulose

Project period: 1 October 2016 - 30 September 2021
Status: Completed
CBE JU Contribution: € 8 303 374,05
Call identifier: H2020-BBI-PPP-2015-02

Summary

Project PULPACKTION will develop cellulose-based packaging solutions for the specific demands of the food and electronic packaging industries, reducing dependence on non-renewable fossil fuel-based plastics.

The PULPACKTION project will take advantage of the flexibility in wet-moulding production of wood pulp based materials. Different types of wood pulp additivated with biopolymers and other bio-based compounds in order to tailor the final properties of the resulting wet-moulded materials.

To fulfil barrier properties required for PULPACKTION’s specific packaging applications using a fully bio-based approach, new bio-based polymer blends will be developed for being processed into multilayer films, composites and coatings that will deliver 100% bio-based integral packaging with similar properties to existing fossil-based packaging. Additionally, a 100% biobased inks together with a specific QR codes will be used for implementing a fully traceability system.

Improvement of existing wood pulp wet moulded materials for the development of tailored-to-purpose pulps
Improvement of current technology of cellulose wet moulded productions
To produce specific bio-based plastics materials to reach final product packaging and shelf-life requirements
To develop sustainable final packaging materials able to reach targeted renewability criteria’s cited as sustainability indicators
To validate final packages in an industrial environment
To lower the energy consumption of the wet moulding process reduction of 20% in the weight of the bio-based packages compared to similar fossil-based solutions
CO2 emission reduction of more than 50% compared to competing fossil-based packaging solutions
To increase the competitiveness of the European pulp, board and paper making industries

Delivering a safe 100% bio-based and biodegradable product. Products are expected to be at least 10% lighter than the fossil alternatives at the same functional properties and show a radically improved environmental footprint over the product lifecycle
More than 50% CO2 emission reduction compared to a competing fossil-based packaging material
Opening up new applications and markets and increase the competitiveness of the European pulp, board and paper making industries, additionally showing high potential in terms of job creation in rural areas, moreover showing high potential for replicability in Europe

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Project coordination

ROTTNEROS PACKAGING AB SODERHAMN, Sweden

Consortium

NOVAMONT SPA Novara, Italy
ROTTNEROS AB SODERHAMN, Sweden
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DEL EMBALAJE, TRANSPORTE Y LOGISTICA Paterna, Spain
BORREGAARD AS Sarpsborg, Norway
TECNARO GESELLSCHAFT ZUR INDUSTRIELLEN ANWENDUNG NACHWACHSENDER ROHSTOFFE MBH Ilsfeld, Germany
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL BV OEGSTGEEST, Netherlands
TOTALENERGIES CORBION BV Gorinchem, Netherlands
RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB Boras, Sweden
KAO CHIMIGRAF SLU RUBI, Spain
MI-PLAST DOO ZA PROIZVODNJU, TRGOVINU I PRUZANJE USLUGA Rijeka, Croatia
IRIS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT, Spain
RISE INNVENTIA AB Stockholm, Sweden

Former member

PURAC BIOCHEM BV Gorinchem, Netherlands
FUNBRICKS SL BARCELONA, Spain

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