CelluPac Upscaling

Important results from the project

We have successfully achieved the goal of developing a sustainable, cellulose-based material that can be recycled in the cardboard return and replace today´s fossil-based EPS globally. We have worked both in laboratory environment and in factory environment where the goal of achieving a "drop-in" solution has been tested together with existing customers. We have developed the material, molded the first prototypes and have had direct involvement from both Swedish and international players.

Expected long term effects

The major problem with environmental degradation, the depletion of our planet, microplastics in nature and the oceans points to EPS as one of the major culprits for this. EPS is fossil. Our new material is based on cellulose, is sustainable, recyclable in the cardboard return and has similar properties to EPS. The material corresponds to everything that is now increasingly in demand and will eventually replace EPS globally. The potential is enormous with major positive effects on our planet.

Approach and implementation

Three parties have collaborated in a very rewarding and fruitful way. A combination of competencies from research, development and testing in a real factory environment where broad knowledge of customers and the market, has influenced the design of the challenges that have been encountered and has given good results and contributed to knowledge expansion and cross-fertilization of competencies between theory and practice. We have worked from three locations with Teams as a communication channel.