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VPZ Verpackungszentrum GmbH
8053 Graz, Österreich
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How we managed to conquer the international market with cellulose tube netting from Austria.
(And managed to make the world a slightly better place at the same time.)
We dream of sandcastles instead of rubbish heaps. We dream of birds soaring in the sky instead of plastic bags blown by the wind. We want to celebrate every step towards a more ecological lifestyle in today’s modern world. 30,000 tonnes of plastic netting are used every year in Europe and we wanted to give this netting a run for its money – if not replace it completely! This was the beginning of our Packnatur® Cellulose Tube Netting made from a beechwood-based material.
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8053 Graz, Österreich
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send email →Seaweed is a self-generating raw material, characterised by rapid growth, which is available in unlimited supply.In association with Graz University of Technology, we have developed a new process for producing environmentally friendly foams. The key benefits of the manufacturing process are its simplicity and the need for little equipment. Research findings have shown that the seaweed needed for this process is readily available throughout the world.
No environmentally harmful substances are released at any stage of the production process. Nothing but air is used tocreate the foam properties of Alginsulatefoam. Foamed seaweed pulp is insoluble in water, as well as being light and compostable. Production can be carried on small, local sites and requires a low level of investment. Alginsulate foam is extremely versatile. Besides being used in the field of packaging, this environmentally friendly material can also be used as insulation in the construction industry and –because of its flame-retarding properties –offers a whole range of other technical applications. The project, which is a collaborative initiative between the Institute of Process and Particle Engineering at Graz University of Technology and the Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile, received a subsidy from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The road ahead will see progress with technological development, especially with regards to modifying the process, optimising product properties and shaping the foam.
8053 Graz, Österreich
Agricultural and industrial waste is being transformed into biopolymers as part of our research project. This waste can be converted into ‘plastic’ using a biochemical process, simultaneously breaking down any toxic substances. This enables previously unused, renewable raw materials –such as sugar beet pulp, marc, whey, waste from the tinned food and frozen food industries, as well as waste from the wood and paper industries –to be put to good use. The basic principles for manufacturing these biopolymers were developed by the Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering at Graz University of Technology. VPZ helped fund a development step in this research project, which has been subsidised by the governments of Austria and Styria.
8053 Graz, Österreich
