National Packaging Innovation Centre – Stakeholder Webinar

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Start Date
Tue, 22 Sept 2020 14:00
End Date
Tue, 22 Sept 2020 15:00
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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCR CA) is creating a Future Packaging Cluster, where innovation leadership and supply chain collaboration will stimulate high-value job creation, increased R&D spending and greater market share for innovators in the UK packaging value chain. Central to this proposition will be the £60m National Packaging Innovation Centre (NPIC), a nationally/​internationally significant open-access centre to:

  • Provide access to industrially relevant capabilities and expertise for packaging innovation development and demonstration;
  • Facilitate collaboration across current and future packaging supply and value chains;
  • Catalyse an eco-system for growth and productivity through opportunities presented by disruptive and market-creating innovation and its commercialisation.

Efforts are now live towards securing public funding for NPIC in line with the forthcoming Government Autumn CSR. This proposal seeks a £20M investment from the UK Government, and will leverage an additional £40M from a combination of regional and private sector contributions led by Unilever.

In this webinar we will: 

  • Present NPIC scope and outline business case, following a 9‑month consultation with all parts of the packaging value chain.
  • Gather feedback to refine the proposal for optimal stakeholder benefit.
  • Share details of next steps and encourage wider stakeholder engagement.

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