{"id":41473,"date":"2017-03-23T07:32:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T06:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=41473"},"modified":"2017-03-22T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T08:56:27","slug":"deg-invests-in-innovative-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/deg-invests-in-innovative-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"DEG invests in innovative packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Product made from agricultural waste replaces plastic packaging<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production plant to be built in India<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>EUR 500,000 from the Up-scaling Programme<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Waste from plastic packaging is a growing environmental problem throughout the world. The Indian government has now responded to the issue, and imposed a ban on certain types of plastic packaging in several federal states. However, the Indian market still lacks alternatives. This is where the investment of BIO-LUTIONS GmbH (BIO-LUTIONS), a Hamburg-based company, comes into play; currently being financed by DEG \u2013 Deutsche Entwicklungs- und Investitionsgesellschaft mbH with EUR 500,000. These funds are being provided within the framework of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development\u2019s (BMZ) Up-scaling Programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BIO-LUTIONS manufactures biodegradable packaging and disposable tableware from agricultural waste such as banana tree bark and pineapple or tomato plants. Firstly, the organic matter is dried. In a second step, it is ground mechanically into micro or nano-sized fibres. These are self-binding when mixed with water, and can be processed into various forms of packaging and tableware, without the need for chemical additives.<\/p>\n<p>The procedure developed by BIO-LUTIONS has been tested in a pilot plant. Now, a larger industrial plant for manufacturing virtually CO<sub>2<\/sub>-neutral products is to be built in Bangalore, in the Indian federal state of Karnataka.<\/p>\n<p>At the contract signing in Cologne, member of DEG\u2019s Management Board, Christiane Laibach said, \u201c&#8221;We\u2019re very glad to support the growth strategy of a young, innovative company with our investment in BIO-LUTIONS. Its novel method for producing packaging material allows BIO-LUTIONS to offer a viable, eco-friendly alternative to plastic packaging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After a constructive, precise and unbureaucratic review of our business plan and our ecological innovation, we will now receive financing from DEG through the Up-scaling Programme. BIO-LUTIONS will be able to considerably boost its production capacity in India, and thus make an important contribution to sustainable development there,&#8221; added Eduardo Gordillo, Managing Director of BIO-LUTIONS.<\/p>\n<p>The region around Bangalore is very fertile with up to four harvests per year, meaning that there is sufficient agricultural waste, and no further cultivation areas are necessary. BIO-LUTIONS is set to collaborate with a cooperative of smallholders, who will supply organic matter for the production, and in doing so, earn additional income.<\/p>\n<p>The company already gained a customer \u2013 an Indian online supermarket. Consumers will soon be able to buy bananas for instance, in packaging made from banana plants. BIO-LUTIONS plans to also offer its products in Europe in a few years time.<\/p>\n<p>DEG promotes pioneering investments of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through its Up-scaling Programme. Accordingly, these companies can expand their innovative business models and generate positive effects. In 2017, DEG in cooperation with the BMZ provided a total of EUR 4.5 million for the programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Product made from agricultural waste replaces plastic packaging Production plant to be built in India EUR 500,000 from the Up-scaling Programme Waste from plastic packaging is a growing environmental problem throughout the world. 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