IMPROVED PACKAGING PRODUCTS FROM RENEWABLE MATERIALS

Objective

The overall objective of the project is to improve packaging products (for favourable quality and favourable environmental performance) manufactured from:

- paper-based and paperboard-based sheet material and -forms,

- starting from renewable resources and recycled materials.

- Favourable quality : improved packaging products

- Packaging materials and -products will be identified that will benefit from:

- enhanced stiffness, with and without paper waste in their fibrous furnish;

- enhanced barrier properties (moisture, liquids) from applying polymer resins, manufactured from naturally occurring organic substances

The research programme will explore

- the suitability of fibrous raw materials (FRM) and other resources for targeted produce and products

- the applicability of some polymer compounds, from plant materials, for the same purpose and the research programme will endeavour to feature:

- re-use, extended life cycle and

- ability to recycle, bio-degradability.

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 324 - Transformation and conservation-combined processing (combination of different process technologies)

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

LANDBOUW-ECONOMISCH INSTITUUT LEI-DLO

Address

Conradkade 175 P.o. Box 29703
2517 CL Den Haag
Netherlands

Participants (6)

AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF WAGENINGEN

Netherlands

Address

Costerweg 50
6701 BH Wageningen

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

Address

Breslauer Strasse 48
76139 Karlsruhe

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung eV (FhG)

Germany

Address

Schragenhofstraße 35
80992 München

TRITON KARTON B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Rijksstraatweg 240 Po Box 93
9750 AB Haren

UNIVERSITY OF WALES - BANGOR

United Kingdom

Address

Deinol Road
LL57 2UW Bangor (Gwynedd)

VAN DEN ENT CONSULTING

Netherlands

Address

St. Hubertuslaan 102
3972 WP Driebergen