Objectif The European food packaging sector has a turnover of €6 Billion per year with the production of 200 Billion polymer trays, the vast majority of which are manufactured from virgin non-recyclable plastics such as polypropylene (PP). The plastics packaging thermoforming sector in Europe consists of over 1200 companies employing approx. 150,000 people. In excess of 70% of these jobs thermoforming companies are SMEs. This sector faces very significant competitiveness and environmental sustainability issues, which this project will address. The overall objective of the project is to make Europe the leader in low carbon footprint, high-recycled content and long shelf life polymer packaging.Specifically the ECOPET project will demonstrate the innovative recycled Polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) technology developed in the RPET-FC FP7 project, which will significantly reduce the weight and carbon footprint of packaging. In conjunction with this lightweight material a high barrier polyester will be applied enabling full recyclability of the packaging. In order to further extend shelf life the performance of a natural antioxidant/anti-microbial sub-micron thick coating will be evaluated. The developed technology will replace the use of virgin polypropylene (PP), which is the current market leader in food packaging. The specific project objectives are to demonstrate: Champ scientifique engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energynatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood packaging Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Thème(s) SME-2012-3 - Demonstration activity Appel à propositions FP7-SME-2012 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinateur Holfeld Plastics Limited Contribution de l’UE € 470 400,00 Adresse Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow Arklow Irlande Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Ted O'keeffe (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (4) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire CURE TECHNOLOGY BV Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE € 121 434,00 Adresse EERSTE BOKSLOOTWEG 17 DJ 7821 AT Emmen Voir sur la carte Région Noord-Nederland Drenthe Zuidoost-Drenthe Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Marco Brons (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée TMB Patterns Limited Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 259 315,00 Adresse Brue Avenue, Colley lane industrial Estate 24 TA6 5LT Somerset Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Lee Singleton (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée CITROX BIOSCIENCES LTD Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 96 920,00 Adresse UNIT 11 HARVARD INDUSTRIAL PE28 ONJ KIMBOLTON Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Howard Thomas (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Spiegelberg & Zinke GmbH Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 106 550,00 Adresse Nietzschestr. 4 40822 Mettman Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Kai Spiegelberg (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée