# E-OilÉ Project

> E-OilÉ is a Horizon Europe project developing safe, sustainable and biodegradable monodose packaging solutions for oily products in the food and cosmetics sectors.

E-OilÉ, also written as E-OILE or E-OILÉ, stands for “Sustainable End-of-life routes for single-use monodose packaging for oily products”.

The project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101177771. It runs from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2029 and is coordinated by Fundación GAIKER in Spain.

E-OilÉ develops near-market biodegradable packaging solutions based on novel biopolyesters and polysaccharides. These materials are engineered to improve barrier and mechanical performance for oily products and to replace fossil-based plastics such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in flexible and semi-rigid monodose packaging.

The project follows Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) principles and combines materials science, packaging eco-design, biodegradation testing, Life Cycle Assessment, circular business models, artificial intelligence and digital twins to support sustainable end-of-life routes.

## Key Facts

- Project name: Sustainable End-of-life routes for single-use monodose packaging for oily products
- Acronym: E-OILÉ
- Grant Agreement: 101177771
- DOI: 10.3030/101177771
- Programme: Horizon Europe
- Funding scheme: Horizon Innovation Action
- Topic: Biodegradable polymers for sustainable packaging materials
- Coordinator: Fundación GAIKER
- Start date: 1 June 2025
- End date: 31 May 2029
- Total cost: €7,854,089.04
- EU contribution: €6,616,783.77
- Main sectors: food packaging, cosmetics packaging, sustainable materials, biodegradable polymers, circular economy
- Main materials: biopolyesters and polysaccharides
- Target plastics to replace: PP, PE and PET
- Target maturity: TRL 7 demonstration
- Main use cases: olive oil, oily sauces, body oil and cosmetic oil serum

## Use Cases

1. Olive oil: thermoformed cups
2. Oily sauces: flexible sachets
3. Body oil: tube extrusion and over-injection moulding
4. Cosmetic face oil serum: flexible sachets

## Core Concepts

- Biodegradable monodose packaging
- Oily product packaging
- Bio-based and biodegradable polymers
- Biopolyesters
- Polysaccharides
- Safe and Sustainable by Design
- End-of-Life routes
- Digital twins
- Artificial Intelligence for biodegradation prediction
- Circular business models
- Packaging performance and shelf-life validation
- Food and cosmetics packaging safety

## Main Pages

- Project overview: https://eoileproject.eu/about-the-project/
- Partners: https://eoileproject.eu/partners/
- Results and publications: https://eoileproject.eu/results-publications/
- News: https://eoileproject.eu/news/
- Events: https://eoileproject.eu/events/
- Communication materials: https://eoileproject.eu/communication-materials/
- Glossary: https://eoileproject.eu/glossary/
- Contact: https://eoileproject.eu/contacts/

## Authoritative External References

- CORDIS project page: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101177771
- ILSI Europe E-OILÉ page: https://ilsi.eu/e-oile/
- ITENE E-OilÉ page: https://itene.com/en/success-stories/e-oile-sustainable-monodose-packaging-oily-products/
- Innovation News Network article: https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/e-oile-rethinking-plastic-packaging-with-innovative-biomaterials-artificial-intelligence/66360/
- European Bioplastics Sustainable Packaging Cluster: https://www.european-bioplastics.org/research-projects/packaging-cluster/