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Bio-based packaging materials with improved properties: barrier, food contact, forming, printability, safety, recyclability /circularity-by-design

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

Programme Description

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe.

CBE JU is operating under the rules of Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme, for the 2021-2031 period. The partnership is building on the success of its predecessor, the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), while addressing the current challenges facing the industry.

 

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-IAFlag-03

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Bio-based packaging materials with improved properties: barrier, food contact, forming, printability, safety, recyclability /circularity-by-design

Summary

The packaging business is undergoing considerable transformations due to pressing legislative changes, the issue of plastic littering and changes in customer behaviour. While consumer products make up a considerable share of packaging products, industrial packaging products also need to be considered. Future packaging products need to be bio-based, recyclable and/or biodegradable, lightweight and functional. A challenge is represented by the seemingly opposing requirements of barrier/surface properties (obtained by innovative coatings or multi-layered structures) and the need to make the product easy to recycle (easier with fully bio-based or mono-material structures).

Detailed Call Description

Proposals under this topic should:

  • Upscale production technologies and deploy the complete value chain to bio-based packaging materials with improved functional properties, meeting market and sustainability/circularity/environmental performance requirements. Applications and the related requirements should be clearly identified and addressed.
  • More specifically, focus on improvement of surface and/or barrier properties, enabling circularity and improved environmental performance while also meeting technical performance requirements. Innovation can focus on one, more or all components (e.g. substrate/polymer, coatings, films, additives) of the bio-based packaging product, provided that technical, circularity and environmental requirements are met by the product as a whole.
  • Address and demonstrate at relevant scale the sustainable end-of-life of the developed products, in particular compatibility with the existing recycling streams and/or, based on standards, their compostability or biodegradability, depending on the application sought. Reuse and remanufacturing are also in scope when compatible with the application and common practices.
  • Verify the regulatory status of the new product and its safety for the intended use (especially important in food packaging) and for the environment.
  • Depending on the biomass feedstock in scope, apply existing certification schemes.
  • Consider end-users perception, behaviour and preferences for product design (especially important in food and consumer goods packaging, but also relevant in industrial packaging) but also in terms of disposal at end-of-life (e.g. avoiding littering, enabling easy sorting and high-target recycling with the correct stream).
  • Employ low-emission and energy efficient process and ensure improved sustainability profiles for the products in scope compared to existing bio-based solutions.

Call Total Budget

€17 000 000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

Expected EU Contribution: €17 000 000

Thematic Categories

  • Energy
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Industry
  • Processing
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
  • Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Chambers
  • Consumer Organisations
  • International Organisations
  • Large Enterprises
  • Legal Entities
  • Local Authorities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Parliamentary Bodies
  • Private Bodies
  • Producer Associations
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Semi-governmental organisations
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises
  • Training Centres

Eligibility For Participation Notes

For additional specific conditions, which are described in section 2.2.3 in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2023.

Proposals may consider making existing/new industrial assets (e.g., labs, test rigs, etc.) accessible to researchers, SMEs, etc., for visiting, training and testing bio-based processes.

Call Opening Date

26/04/2023

Call Closing Date

20/09/2023

EU Contact Point

Contact Info:

https://www.cbe.europa.eu/contact

Email: info@cbe.europa.eu

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