FIBRE+

Innovative Paper Packaging Products for European SMEs Based on Functional Modification of Recovered Fibres

 Coordinatore CONFEDERATION DES INDUSTRIES PAPETIERES EUROPEENNES CEPI AISBL 

 Organization address address: AVENUE LOUISE 250
city: Bruxelles
postcode: B 1050

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Eugenio
Cognome: Cavallini
Email: send email
Telefono: 393356000000

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Belgium [BE]
 Totale costo 1˙186˙013 €
 EC contributo 887˙998 €
 Programma FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
 Code Call FP7-SME-2012
 Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-12-01   -   2015-11-30

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    CONFEDERATION DES INDUSTRIES PAPETIERES EUROPEENNES CEPI AISBL

 Organization address address: AVENUE LOUISE 250
city: Bruxelles
postcode: B 1050

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Eugenio
Cognome: Cavallini
Email: send email
Telefono: 393356000000

BE (Bruxelles) coordinator 494˙519.06
2    EUROPESE FEDERATIE VAN FABRIKANTENVAN GOLFARTON IVZW

 Organization address address: AVENUE LOUISE 250
city: BRUXELLES
postcode: 1050

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Julian
Cognome: Pachniewski
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 6151 9294 13

BE (BRUXELLES) participant 250˙079.50
3    DS SMITH PACKAGING ITALIA SPA

 Organization address address: VIA PASUBIO 6
city: MILANO
postcode: 20154

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Lido
Cognome: Ferri
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 0583 296628
Fax: +39 0583 296600

IT (MILANO) participant 38˙125.00
4    PARGIANAS NIKOLAOS & CO EE

 Organization address address: CHARILAOU THERMI ODOS 6TH KM TAERMI
city: THESSALONIKI
postcode: 57001

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: James
Cognome: Vlachos
Email: send email
Telefono: +30 2310 498 447

EL (THESSALONIKI) participant 26˙380.00
5    RAPINA PABERIVABRIK

 Organization address address: PARGI 23
city: RAPINA
postcode: 64505

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Mihkel
Cognome: Peedimaa
Email: send email
Telefono: 37256642363

EE (RAPINA) participant 23˙190.00
6    INNVENTIA AB

 Organization address address: Drottning Kristinas vaeg 61
city: STOCKHOLM
postcode: 11486

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Peter
Cognome: Hansen
Email: send email
Telefono: +46 8 676 7236
Fax: +46 8 411 55 18

SE (STOCKHOLM) participant 17˙375.00
7    TECHNOLOGIKO EKPEDEFTIKO IDRYMA THESSALIAS

 Organization address address: NEA KTIRIA
city: LARISA
postcode: 411 10

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Theodoros
Cognome: Tsiricoglou
Email: send email
Telefono: 3024410000000

EL (LARISA) participant 12˙468.00
8    GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAET GOETTINGEN STIFTUNG OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS

 Organization address address: WILHELMSPLATZ 1
city: GOTTINGEN
postcode: 37073

contact info
Titolo: Mrs.
Nome: Nadja
Cognome: Daghbouche
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 551 399795
Fax: +49 551 39189795

DE (GOTTINGEN) participant 11˙872.00
9    UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

 Organization address address: AVENIDA DE SENECA 2
city: MADRID
postcode: 28040

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Angeles
Cognome: Blanco
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 91 394 42 47

ES (MADRID) participant 8˙070.00
10    CENTRALNY OSRODEK BADAWCZO-ROZWOJOWY OPAKOWAN

 Organization address address: UL. KONSTANCINSKA 11
city: WARSZAWA
postcode: 02-942

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jacek
Cognome: Banasiak
Email: send email
Telefono: 48228422011

PL (WARSZAWA) participant 5˙920.00

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raw    appropriate    candidate    papers    virgin    packaging    plant    criteria    recovered    small    modification    validate    create    manufacturing    innovative    members    standardised    materials    recycled    pilot    technologies    bottlenecks    quality    industrial    smes    list    treatments    database    paper    fibres    fibre    sme    demonstration   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The project's objective is the creation of an innovative process based on modification of recovered fibres to be used to produce new functional packaging products with high level of standardization in EU, reducing the need of the sector for virgin fibres and supporting the competitiveness of the SMEs in EU packaging sector, through: - study and develop potential treatments for recovered fibre modification capable of improving physical- chemical properties of recycled papers - select the best fibre modification treatments based on property and recyclability criteria and validate at pilot plant scale - develop appropriate modification process systems of recovered fibres, explore new possibilities for both cost reduction and quality increase in packaging design and manufacturing with the input of all stakeholders - implement, demonstrate and validate a pilot plant for fibre modification (energy and raw material efficiency). The plant will be realized with the assistance of SME consortium members - train the staff of all the participants and disseminate the results to interested packaging SMEs (organize training courses and technical seminars, publish in practical sector journals and brochures and use internet) - identify new uses of enhanced modified fibre papers by comparing the state-of-the-art and the results of Fibre technology in corrugating packaging SMEs - foster the implementation of the new innovative fibre modification technology in SME users. It is foreseen that the project will serve to identify the industrial bottlenecks of paperboard SMEs and to establish a channel for them to express their interests and specifications for the new innovative modification process of recovered fibres with criteria of performance and optimisation. The consortium will create a database of characteristics and properties on representative fibre raw materials and products (recovered fibres, grade papers, corrugated board, boxes) for the packaging companies throughout Europe.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An EU project is working on treatments that permit standardised recycled paper packaging. After evaluating candidate technologies and processes, work is progressing towards a pilot demonstrator plant.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

With minimal treatment, recycled paper can be turned into useful and highly standardised packaging. Such packaging reduces the demand for virgin fibres, which is good for the environment, while also providing business opportunities.

The EU-funded http://www.fibreplus.org (FIBRE+) project aims to study and refine the best fibre-modification treatments. The group also plans to develop appropriate modification systems and foster their use. The 10-member consortium expects to create a database of various fibres and treatments. The three-year venture winds up near the end of 2015.

Project members identified industrial bottlenecks affecting European cardboard manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The information was gathered using a questionnaire, reports and reviews. Subsequent analysis yielded a long list of desirable and undesirable characteristics of candidate technologies.

The team reviewed and analysed the pertinent literature in terms of the best current fibre-modification methods. The work also produced a list of recommendations concerning technologies under consideration.

FIBRE+ selected a set of suitable modifying agents and methods of delivery, which were evaluated and compared for their effectiveness. Hence, the project arrived at a short list of candidates, the best of which were further studied and optimised for industrial implementation. Paper-modification technologies were chosen over wood treatments. The project then started designing a pilot plant and planning for its demonstration, and completed a rough budget estimate.

After installation of the demonstration system, the project performed a small-scale demonstration. Early results showed a strength improvement in the paper product when the process incorporates starch. Extensive further testing with various other chemicals is underway.

The FIBRE+ project has developed a pilot system for industrial production of standardised recycled paper packaging materials, to be optimised in future work. The system offers costs and quality improvements, and will thus economically benefit European SMEs. An article on fibre modification using FIBRE+ protocols has recently been accepted by the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

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