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GREEN-LOOP: Manufacturing technologies for bio-based materia...
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Deadline: Jul 30, 2021
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Summary

Andalusian SME dedicated to carry out Research&Development projects for industries, will coordinate a project proposal to be submitted to the Twin-Transition 2021 Horizon Europe call focused on developing bio-based products for the food and beverage industry, particularly bottle closures. It looks for partners (end-users) for testing bottle closures at a relevant industry scale to establish research cooperation agreement

Description

The target of GREEN-LOOP project is to develop a new bio-based product for the sector of food and beverage, particularly, a novel bioplastic bottle closure that can be used for any type of merchandise such as beer, water, oils, etc. The novel design of the bottle closure, will fulfill new European needs for a circularity, as it can be recycled at the end of its useful life, achieving a new sustainable product, environmentally friendly, with low production cost and near to zero wastes.

Particular objectives of GREEN-LOOP project are:

- Develop products with similar or better mechanical, physical and chemical properties, while having a substantially lower environmental footprint and being sustainable, non-toxic and recyclable when compared to non-bio-based materials;
- Demonstrate relevant scale production of innovative bio-based products to substitute traditional materials with high environmental footprint;
- Demonstrate disruptive innovation of bio-based materials production in at least three different manufacturing value chains;
- Develop sustainable business models for materials sourcing and recycling.

Type of partner sought:

The Andalusian SME is looking for end users able to test the bottle bio-closures at relevant industrial scales. These bottle closures can be used in any kind of liquid or food and are safe for human use.

Consortium:

The company will coordinate the proposal. Among the entities currently involved in the project consortium there are two relevant European research centres, experts on bio-based materials, manufacturers, and specialists on circular economy.

Currently, the consortium is closed, except for the end-user of bottle closures.

Call/Topic conditions:

Call: Horizon-Cl4-2021-Twin-Transition-01
Topic: Horizon-Cl4-2021-Twin-Transition-01-05
Type of action: Research and Innovation Actions
Model: Single Stage
Official deadline for the call: September 23rd, 2021.

Deadline for Expression of interest: July 30th, 2021.

Anticipated duration of the project: 36 months

Advantages & innovations

- The design of the bio-based new product will allow to acomplish the European Sustanaible Development Goals for circularity, eliminating the traditional products foodprint, and achieving a non-toxic and recyclable new product when compared to non-bio-based materials - The bio-based product can be used for any kind of merchandise such as beer, water, oils, etc. - Disruptive innovation of bio-based materials production

Stage of development

Proposal under development

Partner sought

Type of partner sought: Company in the food/beverage sector. Role of the partner sought: End-user of the new bio-based bottle closures. This company must define the specification of the bottle closures to be used in its process. It will also test the closures at a relevant industrial scale, ensure they fit their needs and all regulations and standards required for the sector.

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