Coordinated by Novamont,
the project involves 19 partners frOm 9 countries
Tecnopackaging is a technology-based Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) founded in 2010 as a spin-off of AITIIP Technology Centre located in Zaragoza, involved in the development of innovative plastic materials and products. We count with the skills, technologies and experience for providing customers a comprehensive design of new products, from concept to prototype, validation and development of the first series. Tecnopackaging´s main purpose is to conduct R&D on advanced polymeric materials and their transformation processes for industrial plastic applications, targeting companies which operate directly or indirectly in the agri-food and other industrial sectors such as automotive, construction, biomedical and aeronautical. Tecnopackaging is working in the TERRIFIC Project as leader of WP5: Demonstration of the end-of-life scenarios and circularity of the value chain; developing their activities for the validation of the coffee capsules and on the formulation and validation of the recycled blends. Web site: https://www.tecnopackaging.com/en/
Novamont, a Versalis (Eni) company and a Benefit Company certified B Corporation, is among the leading international players in the bioplastics sector and development of renewable bioproducts and biochemicals. A pioneer in the circular bioeconomy sector, in addition to its own plants (4 in Italy and 1 in Estonia), Novamont has also 3 R&D Centre and 3 technological hubs covering a wide range of skills and specialist areas with facilities ranging from lab scale units to innovative pilot plants. Over the years, it has developed and engineered 13 proprietary technologies, 4 of which were world firsts, for the production of bioplastics and bioproducts, creating synergies between different areas of study (bioplastics, biotechnology, biotechnology, agronomy, organic chemistry, ecology of products). Web site: https://www.novamont.com/eng/
Aitiip Technology Center provides advanced technological services and carries out R&D&I projects in engineering processes, prototypes, mold and tooling manufacturing, transformation of plastics and composites, and auxiliary processes for their optimal industrialization, with the aim of improving the competitiveness and development of the industrial fabric. Aitiip makes the development of any new product feasible. Aitiip is absolutely committed to the creation of wealth and employment by the industry through INNOVATION. Goals Improve the competitiveness of companies through Technological Innovation. Technological Development to create wealth in the industrial enterprise. Promotion of Applied Research and Technology. Boost entrepreneurship through Innovation and its Valorization. European Leadership in high quality Applied Research. National Leadership in Public-Private Collaboration for Technological Development. Here's a more concise translation:. The main activities of AITIIP at TERRIFIC ARE. Support to MOSES in the preparation of the coffee capsules, by providing expertise in mould manufacturing and injection processes. Participation by measuring the properties of the granules produced by mechanical recycling and the results obtained in order to obtain the best performance material. Development of the Life cycle assessment, environmental, economic and social will be assessed. Web site: https://www.aitiip.com/en/
CellMat Technologies is an R&D company focused on the field of polymeric foams. From the design to the production and characterization of prototypes or modelling of their properties, we offer our partners either turn-key solutions or the development of new concepts and ideas. We are experts in the design of new foamed products with tailored properties, adapting products and processes to novel regulations and standards to become more competitive, helping raw material producers find the suitable markets and range of applications for their products, assisting in the implementation of foaming processes at industrial scale and in the use of advance tools for foam characterization and understanding of foaming mechanisms. Our role in TERRIFIC is the creation of foamed and lightweight packaging thermoboxes and contribute to the project scaling-up. Web site: https://cellmattechnologies.com/
Web site: https://www.itene.com/
BIOEAST HUB CR is the only fully operating national bioeconomy BIOEAST HUB in the Central and Eastern EU established in line with the BIOEAST Governance paper and with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture. BIOEAST HUB CR is acting on both national and macro-regional level as it is networking SMEs, NGOs, researchers and policy makers on the national level and coordination macro-regional Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) initiated by the BIOEAST Iniative on Fresh Water and Bioeconomy Education. BIOEAST HUB CR can support market analysis, replicability and expoitation as BIOEAST HUB ČR is coordinating Advisory Board of farmers and exploitation and training activities to replicate the new business models in the BIOEAST macro-region. BIOEAST HUB CR can also fully utilize the BBioNETs project that is establishing network of farmers and foresters in IE, EL, ES, IT, PL, CZ that are closely linked to EIP-AGRI Operational Groups. Web site: https://www.bio-hub.cz/en/
SIOEN Industries is a family owned technical textile group with an extensive portfolio of products and activities: spinning, weaving and coating, manufacturing of protective clothing, production of fine chemicals and processing of films and technical textiles. Horizontal and vertical integration, diversification and permanent growth have driven us since 1960. By developing and producing innovative products that meet people’s and companies everyday needs, we have become world market leader in coated textiles. Within the Terrific project, SIOEN is the owner of the tea bag as flagship product and aims to demonstrate the use of the new biobased materials for high quality woven tea bags with home composting as desired end-of-life option. Web site: https://sioen.com/en
Centexbel (CTB) is the Belgian scientific and technical centre for the textile industry, located in the heart of the Belgian textile industry with strong links to the majority of the textile companies. CTB offers a complete range of standardized testing, it is a notified body for protective clothing and can deliver CE marking and testing. CTB is also involved in standardization committees and offers technological advice and training to companies in Belgium and abroad. Within TERRIFIC CTB will lead the working group to develop a home compostable tea bag. Web site: https://www.centexbel.be/en
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people. In the context of the TERRIFIC project dsm-firmenich will be responsible for: Material Compatibility and Durability: Test and assess compatibility of home compostable flexible packaging with existing machinery, focusing on overall durability and viability, including sealing efficiency, cutting, forming, and resistance to tearing and puncturing during processing. Climatic Zone Testing & Shelf-Live studies: Identify and set up storage environments that mimic different climatic conditions (tropical, temperate, arid) featuring of a wide array of typical retail and consumer/residential atmospheres for comprehensive stability testing of micronutrients in the packaging. Analytical Methods and Compliance Assessment: Use validated analytical methods to quantify micronutrient levels at defined intervals (e.g., 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 months), ensuring results comply with regulatory standards. Web site: https://www.dsm-firmenich.com/en/home.html
Mater-Biotech is an Italian company based in Adria (RO, Veneto Region), 100% owned by Novamont. Mater-Biotech represents the world’s first dedicated industrial plant to produce bio-butanediol (1,4 BDO) directly from sugars. The plant covers an area of 200,000 sq.m., it has a productive capacity of 30.000 ton/year and is conceived to reuse by-products for its own energy purpose, optimizing the whole life-cycle process. Mater-Biotech hosts a high-efficiency cogeneration plant and a biodigester to degrade by-products and convert them into an energy source, specifically biogas, which is subsequently certified as “advanced” biomethane, " because it is produced with low emissions of greenhouse gases and fed into the grid. Web site: https://www.novamont.com/eng/
Sonae MC is Portugal’s market leader in food retail, offering a diverse portfolio of stores and services. MC operates hypermarkets, large supermarkets, and proximity stores complemented by a strong e-commerce platform for a seamless online shopping experience, “Continente Online”, ensuring high-quality products at competitive prices for every customer. Additionally, Sonae MC runs a wide portfolio of franchised stores, pet supplies and services, stationery shops, and health and wellness stores, including prepharmacies and organic restaurants. Within TERRIFIC, MC Sonae will leverage on its experience, network of partners, and knowledge of the market and the consumer to act as a validator of the flagship packaging products developed in the project. Web site: https://mc.sonae.pt/en/
Rottneros Packaging AB, a leader in thermoformed moulded pulp processes for over 15 years, is part of the Rottneros Group, which boasts a 130-year history of excellence in the pulp production business. Our innovative packaging solutions, made from responsibly sourced renewable materials, minimize plastic use without sacrificing efficiency. Discover Rottneros' commitment to sustainability with NATURE™, our sustainable trays for food packaging. Our approach includes FSC-certified North European cultivation, eco-friendly pulp production, and biodiversity focus. Designed for sustainability, our products have a reduced CO2 footprint, are PFAS-free, and use minimal plastic for effective barriers. Compatible with European recycling systems, they consist mostly of fiber and less than 10% plastic. Our packaging enhances eco-friendly brand perception, insulates hot trays, and ensures easy disposal and recycling. With expertise from pulp sourcing to distribution, we offer seamless integration into existing lines, interchangeable with plastic formats, supporting a shift to wood fiber. Standard tray sizes minimize time and costs to market, while personalized formats are available with full support from design through to full-scale production. Web site: https://www.rottneros.com/
Moses Productos is a Spanish company specializing in the development and manufacture of sustainable cutting-edge plastics. It was born as a spin-off of Aitiip Technology Center, a benchmark center for research and technological innovation for the plastics industry. Moses Productos is characterized by its focus on personalizing solutions for its customers. They offer a comprehensive service that includes everything from the design and analysis of polymeric materials to the creation and manufacture of final products. The company has extensive experience in the development of rotomolding, films, flexible packaging and rigid packaging. Its products are designed to meet the highest standards of quality, sustainability and performance. Moses Productos' facilities are equipped with cutting-edge technologies for plastic transformation. Among the most important are: • Injection • Rotomolding • Blowing • Thermoforming • Injection blow molding • Blow molding extrusion • Sheet extrusion The main activities of MOSES at TERRIFIC are. • Preparation of Flagship rigid barrier packaging products (coffee capsules) from thermoplastic biomaterials. • Chemical recycling. Rely on prior research and expertise, with an emphasis on transitioning from mild to more severe solvolysis process conditions when necessary. Web site:https://mosesproductos.com/en/home/
Profectus Films GmbH is a first-class manufacturer of plastic films for flexible packaging founded on the values of innovation and sustainability. Due to its expertise and the use of state-of-the-art technology, Profectus is unique in the film extrusion of bioplastics. Profectus strive for innovation is a key factor in meeting the ever-changing demands of markets and the requirements of our customers. The strength of the medium-sized company lies in the development of sustainable products, from the product idea and design through to high-quality production in the sense of a bioeconomy. Thanks to these skills, Profectus within TERRIFIC takes on the role of technology developer, validating and implementing ideas and approaches, on the basis of which prototypes are produced. Web site: https://profectus-films.com/
Website: https://www.legacoop.coop
Legacoop develops services and projects for cooperative enterprises and promotes the cooperative culture, affirming its values and supporting its economic, social and civic role and ability to respond to people's needs through its representative action.In order to be effective, Legacoop can count on two levels- sectoral, with its associations, and local, with its regional and provincial branches. It is based on a capillary presence throughout the country. For this reason, it will be involved in WP7 “Cross-cutting elements (communication, dissemination…)”.Legacoop will also be involved in the implementation of WP4 “Integrated Validation of Biomaterials and Flagship Products from prototyping to packaging application”, tapping into the knowledge of its members. Legacoop will involve the participating cooperatives interested in the project to carry out validation also at a social and environmental level. Thanks to the project Legacoop expects an improvement in its associates. Mainly in these sectors: horeca, large-scale retailing (e.g., COOP), logistics and agri-food industry. Web site: https://www.legacoop.coop
SAES is an advanced functional materials Group, focusing its business on the development and production of proprietary engineered solution for many industrial and scientific applications. SAES production capacity is distributed at 8 manufacturing plants, a worldwide sale & service network and more than 650 employees. SAES is continuously engaged in R&D thanks to highly skilled researchers and state-of-the-art tools integrated in corporate labs. In the last 15 years, research activity has been focused on a new generation of functional composites, based on proprietary zeolites and organic microcapsules, as well as innovative coatings for high gas barrier and active functionalities. SAES Coated Films produce innovative and sustainable solutions for flexible packaging industry with a production volume of 3500 Ton/year. Thanks to this technological platform, within TERRIFIC SAES is going to provide marker additives for bioproducts tracking and barrier solutions for flagship products. Web site: https://www.saesgetters.com/
SPRING is the Italian Cluster of Circular Bioeconomy, which brings together more than 160 stakeholders including universities, public and private research centers, SMEs and large national and multinational companies, active in different production chains: green chemistry, agribusiness, paper and pulp, water resources management, aerospace, automotive, etc. The goal is to help create the conditions for the development of an attractive, dynamic, innovative, competitive and growing industrial and academic environment and fabric. SPRING fosters the creation of a strong, cohesive and representative community, represents its interests before regional, national, European and international institutions, and promotes its visibility and awareness by the general and specialized public. To achieve its goals it identifies and exploits existing and potential synergies with all existing regional, national, European and global actors. The Cluster is a member of the National Bioeconomy Coordination Group established within the Prime Minister's Office and is a full member of the European Circular Biobased Joint Undertaking. Web site: https://www.clusterspring.it/en
THE MULTI-ACTOR INTEREST GROUP (MIG)
In addition to the project partners, TERRIFIC sees the direct involvement of the “Multi-actor Interest Group” (MIG): key stakeholders representing all the actors along the entire value chain (feedstock suppliers, technology providers, packaging producers and end users, brand owners, waste management operators, scientific institutions, bioplastic and packaging associations, representatives of the civil society etc.) that will play a relevant role in defining a replication and exploitation roadmap and deployment strategy of the TERRIFIC entire value chain and of the flagship sustainable packaging solutions developed within the project.
