UPCYCLE

Goal: Demonstrate feasibility (TRL7) to install circular, renewable plastic value chains for sustainable packaging materials by developing eco-polymers (PHA-, PLA-, furan-based) incl. tailored recyclable properties.  These polymers will contain smart bio-based additives to enhance their performance & functionality for flexible and rigid packaging.

Non-recyclable plastic waste will be used as a resource to replace fossil-based polymers.

• How? The circular production builds further on the H2020 UPLIFT results. Cost-effective plastic biorefineries use mixed plastic waste and AI, ML and Digital Twin tools will be applied for fast process optimization & to upscale from lab to pilot production of 100–200 kg.
• Who? A multidisciplinary European consortium of 19 partners throughout 10 countries covering academia, industry & end-users across the value chain.
• Framework: Innovation structured around Smart Polymerization, Circular Biorefineries, and Safe & Sustainable by Design principles.

Join the Advisory Board! (free)

We are looking for companies throughout the whole value chain of food & packaging to participate & steer the project research towards value added results for the industry (one meeting per year).

• Packaging material producers
• Packaging converters
• Gas suppliers
• Food producers
• Retailers
• …

What’s in it for you?

• Your chance to be informed & involved in highly innovative research & stay on top of future circular materials
• Receive first results to increase your competitive advantage
• Network with industry partners and researchers