New R&D project “GO-Champlast”

Ingelia participates in the project “Grupo Operativo Champlast” (GO-Champlast). The aim of the project is to investigate the creation of a new value chain in the production of mushrooms through the circular economy.

The CHAMPLAST Operational Group is represented by the Professional Association of Substrate and Mushroom Producers of La Rioja, Navarra and Aragón (ASOCHAMP), through the Mushroom Research Technology Center of La Rioja (CTICH), and has the participation of AIMPLAS as technical coordinator, as well as the companies Ingelia S.L. and Agricultores de la Vega de Valencia (SAV). The group was created with the aim of promoting the circular economy in the sector of cultivated mushrooms for the creation of new value chains.

The main objectives of the Operating Group are the development of a specific biodegradable film for use in mushroom cultivation and the valorization of the mushroom post-cultivation substrate using hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) technology for the manufacture of fertilizers.

The project, which has been financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fish and Food in the call for innovation projects of general interest by operational groups of the European Association for Innovation in terms of agricultural productivity and sustainability, has a budget of 577,487.81€ and the completion date is March 2025, and has received public aid of €560,868.95 (FEADER funding: 100% direct costs and 60% investment costs). The authority responsible for implementing the FEADER grant is the Directorate-General for Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training (DGRIFA).

The entity responsible for the content of this news is the consortium formed by the partners of GO Champlast, beneficiary of the subsidy from this call from the (AEI-Agri) within the framework of the National Rural Development Programme 2014-2022.