ECOPET

"Demonstration of innovative, lightweight, 100% recyclable PET prototype formulations and process tooling for low carbon footprint packaging to replace current industry standard virgin plastics"

Coordinatore	Holfeld Plastics Limited    more  Organization address address: "Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow" city: Arklow contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ted Cognome: O'keeffe Email: send email Telefono: 35340241234 Fax: 35340232553
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Ireland [IE]
Sito del progetto	http://www.rpet-fc-demoproject.eu/
Totale costo	1˙776˙103 €
EC contributo	1˙054˙619 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2012
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-09-01   -   2014-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	Holfeld Plastics Limited  Organization address address: "Avoca River Park, Arklow, Co. Wicklow" city: Arklow contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ted Cognome: O'keeffe Email: send email Telefono: 35340241234 Fax: 35340232553	IE (Arklow)	coordinator	470˙400.00
2	TMB Patterns Limited  Organization address address: "Brue Avenue, Colley lane industrial Estate 24" city: Somerset postcode: TA6 5LT contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Lee Cognome: Singleton Email: send email Telefono: 441278000000	UK (Somerset)	participant	259˙315.00
3	Cumapol BV  Organization address address: Kerkstraat 28 city: Rheden postcode: 6991HC contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marco Cognome: Brons Email: send email Telefono: 31263792942	NL (Rheden)	participant	121˙434.00
4	Spiegelberg & Zinke GmbH  Organization address address: Nietzschestr. 4 city: Mettman postcode: 40822 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Kai Cognome: Spiegelberg Email: send email Telefono: 492105000000	DE (Mettman)	participant	106˙550.00
5	CITROX BIOSCIENCES LTD  Organization address address: UNIT 11 HARVARD INDUSTRIAL city: KIMBOLTON postcode: PE28 ONJ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Howard Cognome: Thomas Email: send email Telefono: 441481000000 Fax: 441481000000	UK (KIMBOLTON)	participant	96˙920.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'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:'