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project info
Start date: 1 May 2024
End date: 30 April 2027
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 1 167 076,85 €
EU contribution: 344 760,98 € (29,54%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

BRAVE - Organic Recyclable Alternative for Packaging with EPS

The partners in this project are developing a biobased biodegradable alternative to EPS (spray foam) packaging materials based on starch foam. With a new process technology, the goal is to develop a packaging material for products heavier than 5 kilos that, like paper, is recyclable but also compostable. In addition to a cardboard box, filling pieces and corner pieces based on EPS are also used for packaging heavy products such as heating and ventilation devices, furniture and white and brown goods. There is an increasing need for more environmentally friendly alternatives in the market. On the one hand because there are legal restrictions, on the other hand because companies and consumers no longer want to receive plastic and Styrofoam. The material to be developed should have similar properties of EPS in terms of density, resilience, tensile and flexural strength, but with a low carbon footprint.

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