European project HORIZON 2020 - SC2 - N°774265
Coordinator : ACTIA
Period: 1er November 2017 - October 31, 2020
List of partners: Wipak Walsrode Gmbh & Co Kg-Wipak, University of Hohenheim-Uhoh, Hipp-Werk Georg Hipp Ohg-Hipp, Fürst Gmbh-Fürst Group, Europaische Lizenzierungs Systeme Gmbh-ELS (Germany); ACTIA, le CNAM, CTCPA, Léa Nature, LNE, NaturePlast, PIMM (France); Mparma Stathis Anonymi Viomichanikikai Emporiki Etairia-Barbastathis (Greece); Novamont Spa, 2B Srl, Centre international des études agronomiques méditerranéennes-Iamb, University of Basilicata-Unibas, Ninetek Innovation pour l'agro-industrie Srl-Ninetek (Italy); The Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging, Wageningen University (Netherlands); AvaBiochem (Switzerland)
Objectives
Started at the end of 2017, the European project MyPack (Best markets for the exploitation of innovative sustainable food packaging solutions) brings together, around the Association de coordination technique pour l'industrie agroalimentaire (Actia), eighteen academic and industrial partners from 6 countries, including the Centre Technique de la Conservation des Produits Agricoles (CTCPA) and LNE, with the aim of proposing innovative and sustainable solutions for food packaging.
Starting from manufacturers' specifications, the aim of MyPack is to offer biodegradable and compostable packaging solutions, packaging derived from renewable resources, as well as elaborate packaging technologies (high barrier and active properties) bringing improvements in terms of food packaging, gains in terms of food waste and environmental footprint. In other words, MyPack aims to help sustainable food packaging technologies reach or expand their markets, by promoting the commercial development of seven innovative food packaging solutions. In concrete terms, seven innovations are currently being tested and five will ultimately be industrialized.
At the end of the project, general guidelines will therefore be provided for selecting the best market for the technologies studied to ensure their commercial development, taking into account industrial feasibility, environmental efficiency and consumer acceptability of these innovative, sustainable technologies. For its part, LNE is involved in defining the industry's technical, macroeconomic and regulatory specifications. It is also involved in characterizing the functional properties of packaging and modeling the migration of substances in order to assess the contact suitability of the packaging materials developed.
Main results
In the first years of the project, the various obstacles and challenges have been clearly identified, and solutions to overcome them have been initiated. In-depth LCA and LCC analysis and consumer acceptability assessment of the seven packaging solutions are underway. In 2019, the functional properties of the flexible bioplastics (multilayer packaging films) developed have proved their worth for packaging 4th range products, such as salads.
Valuation
To come