POINT PLASTIC SRL

Their core work

Point Plastic is an Italian SME specializing in the development and manufacturing of sustainable plastic and polymer-based food packaging materials. Their work focuses on engineering packaging solutions that meet both performance requirements (oxygen barrier, food safety) and end-of-life criteria (compostability, recyclability). They bring industrial chemistry and materials processing expertise to the challenge of replacing conventional non-recyclable food packaging with functional, cost-competitive alternatives. Based in Anagni (Lazio), they operate as an innovating manufacturer rather than a pure research organization — their projects are aimed at scalable, market-ready products.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Point Plastic's trajectory shows a clear scale-up in ambition and funding: their first project (2015–2016) was a Phase 1 SME Instrument feasibility study on compostable coffee capsules worth €50K, while their second (2020–2022) was a full Phase 2 SME Instrument project worth over €1.2M on recyclable PET barrier packaging. The core theme — sustainable food packaging — remained constant, but the technical focus shifted from bio-based compostable materials toward high-performance recyclable plastics, reflecting broader market and regulatory pressure on recyclability rather than composting. This suggests the company is tracking EU packaging legislation trends and repositioning its offer toward circular economy compliance.

Point Plastic is moving toward high-performance recyclable packaging solutions aligned with EU Green Deal packaging regulations, making them a relevant partner for food companies needing compliant barrier packaging without sacrificing shelf-life performance.

How they like to work

Point Plastic consistently leads projects rather than joining as a partner — both H2020 projects were coordinated by them, which is unusual for a small SME and signals genuine internal R&D capability and project management experience. Their consortia are very small (2 unique partners, single country), suggesting they prefer tight, focused collaborations over broad multi-actor networks. Working with them likely means a lean, industry-driven project where they set the direction and bring in targeted technical support rather than building wide academic alliances.

Point Plastic has worked with only 2 unique consortium partners, all within Italy, reflecting a highly localized collaboration network typical of early-stage SME Instrument projects. Their network is narrow but deliberately so — SME Instrument projects are designed around a single innovating company, so their coordination record is a strength, not a limitation.

What sets them apart

Point Plastic is one of the few Italian packaging SMEs with a dual track record in both compostable and recyclable food packaging, covering two distinct end-of-life strategies at once. Unlike research institutes or large packaging groups, they operate at the intersection of industrial manufacturing and applied materials chemistry, meaning their outputs are products, not papers. For a consortium needing an end-user or industrial demonstrator in sustainable packaging, they bring credibility as a company that has twice convinced European evaluators their innovation is market-ready.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FRA-PET
  The largest project by far (€1.24M Phase 2 SME Instrument), targeting the technically challenging combination of full recyclability and oxygen barrier performance in PET food packaging — a commercially significant problem affecting the entire food industry.
• COMPSULE
  An early feasibility study on chemically functionalized compostable capsules for single-serve coffee, demonstrating Point Plastic's ability to address consumer-facing packaging waste at a moment when coffee pod waste was becoming a high-profile environmental issue.