{"id":40854,"date":"2021-01-07T11:16:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T10:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=40854"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T09:53:18","slug":"ecoflexy-barrier-coating-made-from-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/ecoflexy-barrierebeschichtung-aus-zucker\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable barrier coating made from sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Danish start-up Cellugy has developed EcoFLEXY, a barrier coating for paper and cardboard that can be recycled or composted with the packaging.<\/p>\n<p>The coating material is produced in a patent-pending white biotechnological process by converting excess sugar. It can be used in combination with paper, cardboard and other bio-based materials and fulfils the requirements of the packaging industry while being fully recyclable and biodegradable.<\/p>\n<h2>Next generation barrier coating<\/h2>\n<p>\u201eCoated paper and cardboard are commonly used for packaging a variety of consumer goods such as milk, juices, fruit and vegetables,\u201c comments co-founder Deby Fapyane.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-1068948974\"><div id=\"packa-2885447726\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201ePolythene is typically used as a coating barrier in such materials. However, this packaging is not biodegradable, compostable or recyclable. EcoFLEXY can be used as a replacement for polyethylene, making it the next generation sustainable barrier coating for the packaging industry.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cellugy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Danish startup<\/a>, founded in 2018 by Isabel \u00c1lvarez-Martos, Deby Fapyane and Paruntungan Sihombing, has just secured \u20ac2.38 million in funding from the EU's <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/easme\/en\/section\/sme-instrument\/eic-accelerator-funding-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">EIC Accelerator Pilot<\/a> secured.<\/p><div id=\"packa-2585315515\" class=\"packa-inhalt\"><!--noptimize--><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2686439340972671\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2686439340972671\" data-ad-slot=\"6171251825\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><!--\/noptimize--><\/div>\n<h2>Pilot plant planned<\/h2>\n<p>The grant will be used to scale up the production of EcoFLEXY, with a focus on technical optimisation strategies, the construction of a pilot plant and relevant pre-deployment activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eThe world produces around 360 million tonnes of plastic every year, and almost 40 per cent of this is single-use plastic,\u201c explains \u00c1lvarez-Martos. \u201eIn Denmark in particular, 40 kilograms of plastic waste are produced per person every year, which ends up directly in the environment. We have founded a company to help solve this problem.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Danish start-up Cellugy has developed EcoFLEXY, a barrier coating for paper and cardboard that can be recycled or composted with the packaging.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":40858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Das d\u00e4nische Startup Cellugy stellt bioabbaubare Barrierebeschichtungen f\u00fcr Lebensmittelverpackungen aus dem Zucker von Fruchtabf\u00e4llen her. 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