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VTT BiobasedMaterial Solution for Food Packaging

The leading cellulose expert on the planet for 100 years already

M.Sc(Tech) Anna Tenhunen Research ScientistSolutions for Natural Resources and EnvironmentVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltdanna.tenhunen@vtt.fi

Plastic – a societal necessity thatdestroys the environment

Our solutions looks like plastic, it performs like plastic, but it is compostable andmade from nature’s very own raw material - cellulose

Oxygen, gas& greasebarrier

3 layer barrier film structure

Thermoplastic cellulose

Thermoplastic cellulose

Nanocellulose filmMoisture &

water vapourbarrier

4VTT 2017

COMPOSTABLE

RECYCLABLE in extrusion

100 % RENEWABLE

CUSTOMIZABLE

HEAT SEALABLE

Accepts MULTIPLE BIOBASED RAW MATERIALS – use of local resources

Processable with EXISTING MACHINERY

VTT BiobasedMaterial Solution

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Global Food Barrier Market and Applications

Nuts Chocolate Cheese

Snackscookies

Crisps &Crackers

Coffee Spices

PA, metallized PP

PA, EVOH, PVDCmultilayered

WVT

R [g

/m2/

day]

100

10

0,5

OTR [g/cm2/day]0,5 300 1000

Aluminium foil, SiO2

1,2 Mtons$3,6B

Plain polyolefin filmsVTT Material

Solution has thepotential for 15 %market share of

multilayered foils

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Our Current Prototype100 % biobased, recyclable and compostable packaging solution for dry foods

Our solution will never become plastic waste