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Towards more sustainable plastic solutions 1 VTT 2018 Matchmaking event Tampere-talo 29.5.2018 Heidi Peltola
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Towards more sustainable plastic solutions
1VTT 2018
Matchmaking event
Tampere-talo 29.5.2018
Heidi Peltola
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Uncountable types and grades for numerous applications
Light-weight with great properties
Moulded into solid objects with almost any shape
Low-cost, easy availability
Plastics are a unique material group
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But the volumes are high already in Europe….
335 MILLION tonsProduced globally
60 MILLION tonsin Europe
27 MILLION tonsplastic waste
2600 packagesopened by EU citizen
20% of it is plastic
70% incinerated or landfilled
30% recycled
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/framework/
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…and conventional plastics have raised concerns
2050
low-carbon
economy
Recycled
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Move on to more sustainable materials and design!
Recyclable
Functionality!
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Sustainable packaging is not just future visions
SULAPAC
Fully biodegradable material made of
renewable and sustainable raw materials
jospak.com
JOSPAK tray
Renewable and
recyclable with 85%
less plastic
CoCoVi
100% compostable
stand-up pouch
cocovi.fi
sulapac.com
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One of the winners of Ellen MacArthur Foundation award for prevention of microplastics:
VTT’s 100 % bio-based and compostable packaging solution for dry foods
VTT is also playing its part in development of more sustainable packaging… COMPOSTABLE
100 %
RENEWABLE
CUSTOMIZABLE
HEAT SEALABLE
Accepts MULTIPLE
BIOBASED RAW
MATERIALS – use
of local resources
Processable with
EXISTING
MACHINERY
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VTT has developed 100% bio-based and
biodegradable material which is applicable
for large injection moulded products
…and making even chairs totally bio-based!
100%bio-based
30%
cellulose
No petroleum-based
raw materials
New additives improve
material properties
enabling to meet the
material performance
targets
Material demonstrated
in a large injection
moulded designer chair
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VTT helps customers to realise their visions…Customer: Welmu International Oy
New bio-based and/or renewable material to
replace plastics and to produce clear and
biodegradable films in packaging applications.
Development of novel material with great
opportunities on packaging film markets.
Decrease amount of plastic waste with non-
plastic wrapping film
Our wood
based biowrap is
the future of
packaging
VTT designed material combinations which
were tested in pilot environment.
A set of prototype films with alternative
properties were manufactured.
“We chose the
unconventional way to do
R&D and outsourced it
entirely to VTT. It has turned
out to be a great decision as
we are now on the brink of
commercializing our new,
revolutionary film material.”
Jaakko Kaminen
CEO
Welmu International Oy
welmu.fi
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10036369
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ERDF-funded project, March 2018 – February 2021, budget ~1M€
Coordinated by VTT, realised with TAMK and Ekokumppanit Oy
9 companies from Tampere region contributing towards more sustainable solutions
…and also develops new solutions in joint efforts
Pirkanmaan vähähiiliset kalvoratkaisut
Sustainable polymer film solutions
NEW
KNOWLEDGE
CENTRE TO
TAMPERE
REGION
More energy
efficient
processing
methods
More
sustainable
materials for
plastic films
Networking &
collaboration,
new business
opportunitiesGrowth and
competitive-
ness to
companies
More
sustainable
products to
the market
Unique
demonstration
and piloting
facilities for
polymer films
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VTT has high expertise on sustainable materials and their
processing with all the needed facilities.
Meet us at our Matchmaking table and hear more!
Want to develop or demonstrate something new?
