| Posted: May 2, 2007 |
Nanotechnology packaging is 'extremely challenging' |
| (Nanowerk News) A project aimed at researching and establishing fibre-based packaging throughout Europe using nanotechnology has been described as "extremely challenging" by a member of one of its partners. |
| Chris Breen, a researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, commented in relation to the target of making sustainable fibre-based packaging a major player in the sector in the next ten years. |
| He told Food Production Daily that developing this type of packaging as a competitor of its traditional polymer-based counterpart would be a definite challenge. |
| The project, called SustainPack, has a budget of €36 million (£24.59 million) of which €19 million is being provided by the European Union. |
| It aims to use natural and sustainable materials to create alternative packaging solutions and nanotechnology to assist in making these available to consumers. |
| Partners in the project include Sainsburys, Pira International, Kappa Packaging Development and the Royal Institute of Technology. |
| TUV Product Service, part of the TÜV SÜD Group of companies with 1bn Euros turnover, in excess of 9,500 employees and 500 locations worldwide, is a leading producer of Compliance and Assurance Solutions for the technology sector. |
| Source: TÜV SÜD |
