The aim of this project is to reduce the use of polluting packaging derived from fossil fuels by developing more sustainable alternatives from by-products and waste from the agri-food sector to meet the packaging needs of the food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and textile industries.

GAIKER is responsible for synthesising a new range of photo-reactive bio-based polyesters from hydroxylated molecules derived from coumarin to be incorporated into new bio-based and bio-degradable plastic materials and coatings for the packaging sector, with the aim of modifying their properties. It is also working on processing different formulations and manufacturing demonstrator products from the new materials to showcase new sustainable packaging concepts.

This project received funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) as part of the European Commission's Horizon 2020 research and development programme under contract number 836884.