Towards cutting Poly(hydroxy acid) Costs for Sustainable Food Packaging: SATISPHACTION Project kick off in Valencia

Towards cutting Poly(hydroxy acid) Costs for Sustainable Food Packaging: SATISPHACTION Project kick off in Valencia

October 2025 have seen the launching of the SATISPHACTION project in Valencia, Spain. Coordinated by AINIA, this project, funded under the EIC PATHFINDER Challenge program of the European Commission gather research centres and companies from Spain, Portugal, France, UK and Belgium in a multidisciplinary consortium with expertise in packaging, polymer chemistry, enzymatic polymerisation, ecotoxicology and material science.

The SATISPHACTION project aims to make PHA a cost-efficient and eco-friendly alternative to fossil-based plastics used in food packaging. The project will develop innovative recycling methods, both chemical and biological, to obtain new PHA-based formulations with thermostable and safer, high-performance materials free of harmful additives. These materials will be tested in real packaging applications like food trays, flexible sachets, and biodegradable bio-adhesives. The project’s ultimate goal is to cut PHAs production costs in half, support a circular economy, and reduce carbon emissions and plastic pollution.

POLYKEY’s objective in the project is to develop a novel polymerisation platform technology to convert monomers obtained from the recycling of wastes into novel innovative Poly(hydroxy acid)s with improved properties for food packaging applications.

To learn about the project, it’s here.

SATISPHACTION project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 101223094.