COST Action – Active and intelligent fibre-based packaging - innovation and market introduction
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Selçuk Yildirim
- Project team : Bettina Röcker
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : EU and other international programmes (COST Action / FP1405 - ActInPak)
- Contact person : Selçuk Yildirim
Description
Research and development of new fibre-based packaging materials
with active and intelligent features have shown huge potential to
optimise the supply chain, and increase the shelf-life of foodstuff
and enhance consumer consciousness of food utilisation. Very few of
the potential solutions have, however, been able to reach the
market.
This Action aims to identify and focus on the key technical,
social, economic and legislative factors relevant for a successful
deployment of renewable fibre-based functional packaging solutions.
This will be achieved by conducting research and development into
active and intelligent packaging, encompassing both scientific and
technical solutions, addressing the opportunities for, and
obstacles to, market introduction. The innovative approach of this
Action lies in the sharp focus on the integration of active and
intelligent solutions in papermaking in order to create
next-generation functional fibre-based packaging. The Action will
achieve the objectives by providing an open multidisciplinary
platform for the complete paper and board packaging value chain and
aims at strong involvement of industrial partners throughout
Europe. Sustainable fibre-based packaging materials with new and
active functionalities may help to introduce new products on the
market with higher value and profits for paper and board
manufacturers than traditional products.
Further information
Publications
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2019.
Active packaging for food : opportunities, technologies and challenges.
In:
Book of abstracts of the XX EuroFoodChem congress.
EuroFoodChem XX, Porto, Portugal, 17 - 19 June 2019.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química.
pp. 10.