CIMPA is an EU-funded project with the goal of creating an economy that prevents multilayer plastic films from ever becoming waste. The goal is to develop a recycling value chain for post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer film (used in food and agriculture) to retain between 12% and 72% of its value. Up to 2.34 Mt of recycled materials will be saved per year and reintroduced into production to replace virgin materials.
Ultimately, the objective is to produce recycled materials that meet the necessary standards for use in both agricultural applications and packaging designed to come into contact with food.
The European Commission is the funding body.
EVERSIA, AIMPLAS, IPC, VTT, TNO, PELLENC, FILIGRADE, PAPREC, LEYGATECH, BARBIER, PROSPEX, EURIC, BENKEI
European Commission
June 2021 - May 2024
Grant Agreement No. 101003864
We are part of the BIOMAC project, an initiative that is part of the framework of the European Commission’s H2020 programme, which seeks to promote the circular economy. The project’s main objective is to obtain nanomaterials of natural origin for use in applications aimed at the food packaging, automotive, construction and printed electronics sectors.
Pilot plants where materials will be processed on a small scale and then industrially validated will be designed. Eversia plays an important role by obtaining packaging films produced using PLA, a biodegradable polymer of natural origin that comes from one of the project’s pilot plants. Eversia will establish the material, process and product requirements for application, and will proceed to validate the scalability and adaptation for commercial use.
The BIOMAC consortium is made up of more than 30 partners from 12 countries. The European Commission is the funding body.
University of Edinburgh, Polytechnic University of Milan, European Bioplastics, Acciona, Novamont, AIMPLAS, ITENE and AIMEN (among others).
European Commission
01/01/2021 to 31/12/2024
952941
Our aim to provide biocompostable solutions of the highest quality in processes takes another step forward with the completion of the EXTRUBIO2 project “INCREASING PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY WITH NEW EXTRUDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BIOPLASTICS”, thanks to support from the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) at the Ministry of Industry, Economy and Competitiveness, and co-financed by the European Union (ERDF Funds).
This initiative began in November 2019, when the company’s staff set the objective of increasing the production capacity of the existing facility by acquiring new equipment.
After 18 months of work at the Molina de Segura plant, and with a CDTI contribution of €1,147,500, the company has rose to the technological challenge it sought.
Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology
November 2019-May 2021
As an example of our commitment, we have completed the project “Expansion of production capacity in flexible packaging lines suitable for a circular economy model”, with the acronym BIOFLEX, thanks to support from the Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) at the Ministry of Industry, Economy and Competitiveness, and co-financed by the European Union (ERDF Funds) through the Intelligent Growth Operational Programme (2014-2020).
This project began in December 2018, when our R&D staff set out to manufacture recycled bioplastic and paper products, all of which are more sustainable products that fit into the framework of the circular economy, thus making a strategic leap in expanding and improving our range of packaging solutions.
After 13 months of work and a CDTI contribution of €2,322,975, we have overcome the technological challenge at our facilities in Molina de Segura.
Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology
December 2018-December 2019
LICA 20180071
The REBIO project is co-financed by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness under the “Challenges-Collaboration” programme, and co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The aim is to promote technological development, innovation and quality research.
Biodegradable plastics should be collected in the organic fraction, but this type of process is not currently being managed properly. It is in this context that the REBIO project arose. It aims to work on the creation and design of a technological solution for recycling biodegradable plastics.
After three years of studies, research and testing, the REBIO project comes to a close with the design and manufacture of products made from recycled biodegradable plastics, as work has been carried out on a pre-consumer and a post-consumer fraction. These products include biodegradable plastic bags with recycled bioplastic content of up to 30%, with no detriment to mechanical properties (AIMPLAS and EVERSIA), clips for agricultural crops with recycled bioplastic content of 15% (INSERPLASA), as well as a stationery clip prototype made of 100% recycled bioplastic (GAIKER).
EVERSIA, AIMPLAS, GAIKER, INSERPLASA
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities as part of the Challenges-Collaboration aid programme.
2016-2018
TRC-2016-5539-5
€241,008
€180,756
The COAT4PACK project is co-financed by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness as part of the “Challenges-Collaboration” programme, and by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The aim is to promote technological development, innovation and quality research.
With the aim of providing an optimal solution that increases the recyclability of flexible food packaging structures with high barrier properties, the COAT4PACK project was created to extend the useful life of the product, as well as to provide more sustainable packaging. The aim is to achieve the level of oxygen barrier that EVOH packaging currently has through multilayer structures using PVOH coating complexes.
EVERSIA, AIMPLAS, ITC PACKAGING, ARTIBAL
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities as part of the Challenges-Collaboration aid programme
2016-2018
RTC-2016-5252-2
135.190,90 €
98.440,67 €
In October 2017, Eversia completed the project “Substitution of two single-layer extruders and one cutter for a three-layer extruder and one cutter”, part of the energy saving and efficiency support line for SMEs and large companies in the industrial sector, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and managed by IDAE under the National Energy Efficiency Fund. Total investment was €1,321,600, and was supported with aid of €91,854.27.
Eversia
ERDF (IADE)
2017
Development of a moisture-absorbing film and an ethylene-absorbing tray to extend the useful life of tomatoes.
Eversia, HTM, Platienvase, ANECOOP, ITENE
CDTI
2015-2017
In accordance with Spanish royal decree, the company wishes to reduce emission levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to below 100mg/Nm3 per focus. The highest emissions are concentrated in the printing room, where the solvent-based inks that are used emit mainly isopropyl alcohol and methoxypropanol. These solvent-based inks provide very high production yields and excellent quality. The actions carried out to reduce VOC emissions were: Implementing a COV catcher, introducing water-based inks, studying the phenomenon of “orange peel” in blowing, increasing the yield and quality of printing.
Eversia
CDTI
2012
Development of new containers that allow food to be frozen, defrosted and directly cooked in microwave ovens. Specifically, the project focuses on cooking battered or breaded fruits and vegetables, achieving a golden and crunchy outer texture, in such a way that the food has sensory and organoleptic properties similar to or superior to those achieved with traditional cooking.
Eversia, University of Murcia, FRUVECO, Adhesivos Orcajada, Hariner Mediterránea
CDTI
2011-2012
Development of a biodegradable complex with gas barrier properties. One of the drawbacks of biodegradable materials is the barrier to their gases, which is why this project aims to develop biodegradable structures to increase the shelf life of foods packaged in biodegradable structures.
Eversia, AÍMPLAS
CDTI
18 months (2015-2016)