A Japanese plastic products manufacturer is looking for partners in the EU that can provide food-loss prevention technologies and is specifically interested to co-develop a bottle cap with measuring capabilities

This Japanese company specialized in plastic products manufacturing with over a century of history is looking for partners in the EU. The company produces various plastic products with their blow moulding technology and its clients are generally in the automobile, food, medical, cosmetic, housing, and other similar industries. They have manufacturing partners in Asia and the United States and are now looking to cooperate with EU partners. The company has developed advanced airless bottles, including double-structure and multilayer bottles, designed to prevent oxidation and reduce residual content. This type of bottle is generally used in food packaging, cosmetics, and personal care products. The company would like to engage in a technological partnership with an EU partner to improve the usability of their bottles and provide additional value for consumers. Specifically, the technology sought by the Japanese company is a bottle cap that can function as a measuring or weighing tool. In the existing market there are pumps that can discharge an estimated quantity, but a cap with similar capabilities has never been introduced. Squeeze bottles with such a measurement cap will allow consumers to extract the necessary quantity for cooking recipes. Furthermore, it can also allow more accurate dosing of cosmetics. Although not as high of a priority as the cap, the company is also interested in various technologies that tackle the issue of food loss and other packaging-related technologies as described in the "Technical Specification or Expertise Sought" box. The Japanese company seeks to collaborate with EU companies or research institutions in the form of a technical cooperation agreement where the partner does research into the technical possibilities and requirements of the requested technology, a license agreement for existing technology provided by potential partners, or a commercial agreement with technical assistance with a company that is able to develop a measurable bottle that complies with the clients’ demands. The technical assistance necessary would be in the form of detailed knowledge exchange with the partner to ensure a compatible manufacturing process. Research cooperation could also be an option where both companies bundle their researching capabilities.