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Developing reusable rigid packaging (box) for premium consumer goods sector as an alternative to a rigid cardboard box

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Developing reusable rigid packaging (box) for premium consumer goods sector as an alternative to a rigid cardboard box

Target Value Chain: Plastics & Packaging

Target Mission: Region of Centre-North

Challenge Owner: KIUD Technologies OÜ, located in Estonia

Challenge Summary:

The premium sector uses rigid cardboard, which requires extensive processing – large amounts of water, energy and chemicals. Using discarded textiles as a raw material, on the other hand, can reduce the need for new resources and landfill space and has a significantly lower carbon footprint. In a next step, we want to develop this solution from using industrial textile waste to using materials from mixed post-consumer textile waste. The challenge is that this waste stream is not immediately available.

We are looking for a solution that:

  • allows mixed textile waste to become a solid packaging material (e.g., as an alternative to a cardboard box)
  • enhances the surface printability
  • offers a durable industrial packaging material that is an alternative to plywood (6 mm thick)
  • is reusable multiple times and conveys luxury
  • Is produced without glue or chemicals, unlike a traditional high-quality rigid box.

Applications: Fashion, cosmetics, electronics.

 

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