INFOPACK NEWS _ 29/05/2023

News - Packaging materials

VTT accelerates the development of sustainable soft materials by 50% through physics-based modeling and AI

Due to resource scarcity and intense pressure to become carbon neutral, companies in industries like textile, packaging, and construction are looking for alternative materials to replace unsustainable ones and improve the performance of their products through new, improved designs ( Read more... )

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News - Packaging materials

VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging

VTT is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic. ( Read more... )

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News - Circular Economy

VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: VTT

News - general

Advances in cellulose-based food packaging material move to testing phase of industrial production

VTT is testing Thermocell plastic film made of cellulose and fatty acids in the production of food packaging in cooperation with Arla Foods, Paulig, and Wipak. ( Read more... )

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Markets - Circular Economy

Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology using citrus peel as raw material

The shift from fossil-based to renewable bio-plastics requires new efficient methods. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: VTT

News - general

Plastic-like packaging material made from completely renewable raw materials by VTT

Consumers and companies alike are interested in environmentally friendly and recyclable packaging made from renewable materials, such as wood. Using cellulose and fatty acids, two completely renewable substances, VTT has developed a material that can be used in food packaging similarly to plastic due to its thermoformable properties. The development work is currently underway at VTT in cooperation with Arla Foods, Paulig and Wipak. ( Read more... )

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