Innovative Paper Packaging Products for European SMEs Based on Functional Modification of Recovered Fibres EU co-funded project, contract number: FP7-SME-2012- 315633

The main objective and integrated output of Fibre+ project was the creation of an innovative process based on modification of recovered fibres to be used to produce new functional packaging products with high level of standardization in EU, reducing the need of the sector for virgin fibres and supporting the competitiveness of the SMEs in EU packaging sector. NTL was the supplier of the chemicals that used in the Fibre+ treatment and leaded to significant increases of the mechanical characteristics with no need to increase the grammage of the papers.The Fibre+ consortium consisted of 10 partners across the EU from trade associations, industrial and research centres. The final Fibre+ conferencetook place at the European Paper Week (EPW), Brussels, organised by CEPI and attracted the interest of some of the most important industries and institutes in Europe and worldwide.