LOGOPLASTE INNOVATION LAB LDA

Their core work

Logoplaste Innovation Lab is the R&D arm of Logoplaste, a major Portuguese rigid plastic packaging manufacturer. Their innovation lab focuses on developing sustainable packaging materials — particularly bio-based plastics (PHA, PHB), bionanocomposites, and circular economy solutions for plastic waste. In H2020 projects, they contribute as an industrial end-user and testing partner, bringing real-world packaging manufacturing expertise to validate new bio-based materials, enzymatic recycling processes, and roll-to-roll manufacturing technologies.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their earliest H2020 involvement (2015) focused on advanced manufacturing processes — specifically roll-to-roll flexible production systems. From 2020 onward, a decisive shift occurred toward bio-based plastics, circular economy, and enzymatic recycling, with three projects launched in quick succession. The keyword evolution from "biocatalysis, depolymerisation, bioprocessing" to "PHA coatings, fatty acid grafting, post-consumer waste sorting" shows a move from upstream research toward applied, market-ready sustainable packaging solutions.

Logoplaste iLab is clearly pivoting its innovation pipeline toward fully bio-based, enzymatically recyclable packaging — expect them to seek partners in PHA scale-up, food-contact bio-coatings, and industrial composting infrastructure.

How they like to work

Logoplaste iLab operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an industrial SME that brings manufacturing validation rather than project management. With 65 unique partners across 20 countries in just 4 projects, they join large, diverse consortia (averaging 16+ partners per project). This suggests they are valued as a reliable industrial end-user who can test and validate lab-developed materials under real production conditions.

Despite only 4 projects, they have built a remarkably broad network of 65 partners across 20 countries, reflecting their participation in large-scale innovation actions and research consortia. Their base in Portugal positions them as a Southern European industrial partner with pan-European reach.

What sets them apart

Logoplaste iLab sits at a rare intersection: they are an SME innovation lab backed by a large-scale industrial packaging manufacturer. This means they can take promising bio-based materials from the lab and immediately test them in real production lines — a capability most academic or pure-research partners cannot offer. For consortium builders, they are the partner who closes the gap between material development and market-ready packaging.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BioSupPack
  Largest funding (EUR 371K) and most ambitious scope — covers the full cycle from PHA production to enzymatic end-of-life recycling for food packaging, running until 2026.
• BioICEP
  Addresses the full circular economy for plastics through biocatalysis and microbial consortia — a strong indicator of Logoplaste's strategic commitment to post-petroleum packaging.
• BIONANOPOLYS
  An open innovation test bed crossing packaging, textile, automotive, and non-woven sectors — demonstrates Logoplaste's versatility beyond food packaging.