Blue Ocean Closures enters Swedish research project to replace metal jar lids with biobased materials

In the Netherlands, Food Ingredients reported that Sweden-based Blue Ocean Closures, Swed-jam and the Research Institutes of Sweden are partnering in a research project to replace metal lids with fiber-based alternatives. The project is funded by Vinnova’s BioInnovation program to research and develop packaging substitutes using bio-based materials. 

Blue Ocean Closures noted that for some product types, no alternatives to metal screw lids exist today. The project is based on the hypothesis that a concept for recyclable lids made of paper fibers would meet requirements and market needs of more environmentally sustainable solutions, according to the report.

“In our development, it is important to work closely with companies in other parts of the value chain to explore and learn together how fiber-based closures could work in an industrial setting,” said Isabel Malone, project manager at Blue Ocean Closures.

Last year, Blue Ocean Closures obtained a second investment from co-owner Alpla Group to expand and accelerate the commercialization of its environmentally sustainable closure solutions, the report adds.

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