Description of the project funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

1 Project

Project code: A70502

Project name: New processing technologies for increasing the added value of berries

Policy: 1. Competitiveness of SMEs

Specific objective: 3.1. Improving energy-efficiency among SMEs

Planned completion time: Start 9.2.2015 and end 29.2.2016

Operational status: Ended

Responsible authority: Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment North Ostrobothnia

2 Basic applicant information

Official name of the applicant: POLARFORMA OY

Organisation type: Micro-enterprise

Business ID: 0560025-9

Street: PL 17

Telephone number: +358 400392494

Postal code: 94401

City/town: KEMINMAA

Website:

Project contact person's name: Korteniemi Veli-Markku

Contact person's position in the organisation: hallituksen pj

Contact person’s email address: v-m.korteniemi(at)lapinnova.fi

Contact person's phone number: +358 400392494

Number of applicants or subsidy transfer:

3 Plan-specified summary of the project completion

In the project, new technologies are developed and tested for setting up a process for producing novel berry ingredients while simultaneously retaining the quality and bioactive properties of berry material

4 Project target groups

4.1 Actual target groups

4.2 Indirect target groups

5 Public funding of the project (EUR)

EU and State funding granted: 12 260

EU and State funding used: 11 062

Planned public funding (total): 12 260

Planned public funding used (total): 11 062

6 Geographical target area

Regions: Lapland

Subregions: Kemi-Tornio

Municipalities: Tornio

Address of the project site, if the project is carried out in one place

Street: Tietokatu 6 c/o Lapinnova Oy

Postal code: 94600

City/town: KEMI

7 Estimates of project-specific monitoring information reported during the application phase

7.1 Number of new jobs (only requested for projects belonging to specific objectives 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1)

Planned: 3, in which women are employed 1

Completed according to monitoring information: 0.00, in which women are employed 0.00

7.2 Number of new companies (only requested for projects belonging to specific objective 1.1)

Planned: 0, which are founded by women 0

Completed according to monitoring information: 0.00, which are founded by women 0.00

8 Horizontal principles

8.1 Gender equality

8.2 Sustainable development

9 Final report summary

In the Project, new processing technologies were tested and analyzed for producing novel berry ingredients for industrial purposes. As a result the Project gave important knowledge for decision making in further development steps.