Global intruduction of sustainable dry molded fiber products for scalable replacement of single-use-palstics,GIT
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | PulPac AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 13 948 000 |
| Project duration | September 2021 - October 2024 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Calls within the Hållbar Industri area |
| Call | Upscaling for a sustainable industry |
Important results from the project
The goal to manufacture, test and validate fiber products produced with PulPac´s dry modling technology was reached. The results from the project gives fundamental evidence when it comes to manufacturability, functionally and sustainability in order for the PulPac dry molding process to become a new standard on the packaging and single-use market.
Expected long term effects
By proving products can be made with dry forming, important steps was taken to make this new manufacturing method an industry standard and seriously compete with less sustainable alternatives that are currently on the market. This will help the transition to using more sustainable materials, less consumption of resources such as energy and water and increase opportunities to reuse the material in our packaging and single-use items to a greater extent.
Approach and implementation
PulPac was responsible for producing the dry-formed products. These products were sent to RISE for LCA, composting tests, recyclability and compliance with current legislation. GPI was responsible for market validation and to understand the market requirements . The collaboration had clear roles which worked well. A delay of 2 months, because the product development took longer time then expected and there was an intensive test period at the end of the project.