ABOUT US

Driving Sustainability and Profitability Through Material Efficiency

Keiryo 軽量 = Less weight

Keiryo, meaning ‘less weight,’ encapsulates the essence of our patented packaging technology. Rooted in advanced polymer rheology science, KP Technology employs cutting-edge techniques to integrate molecular ordering within the polymer melt.

This process triggers flow-enhanced morphological transformations in the polymer structure, resulting in significantly improved material functionality. As a result, less material is needed to achieve the same performance in plastic applications, delivering unparalleled efficiency and sustainability.

Mission

Transforming plastic processing technology to enhance environmental and economic sustainability

Vision

Leverage material efficiency through innovative, scalable technology that reduces environmental impact while enabling seamless and cost-effective industrial implementation

About the team

The Keiryo team is driven by a shared commitment to addressing the dual sustainability challenges of plastic packaging—environmental and economic. Recognizing the business-critical nature of these issues, our experts have developed a disruptive yet globally accessible polymer conversion technology.
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This innovation seamlessly integrates into the existing plastic supply chain, ensuring transformative impact without disruption. Our technology not only optimizes current packaging systems but also supports the evolution toward a fully circular supply chain, delivering solutions that align with both industry demands and sustainability goals.

Our Team

Johan Robbrecht MSc, MBA

Managing Director

Edyta Niemczyk PhD

Engineering Team Lead

Tangui van der Elst

Policy, investor & external relations

Tahmineh Adili, PhD

Mechanical Product Design Engineer

Prof. Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos, PhD

Scientific adviser

Prof. Martin L. Sentmanat, PhD

Scientific adviser

Edwin Sisson

Marnix Moens, MSc, Ir.

Strategic Committee

Stéfan Descheemaeker

Investor

"As CEO and Board Member of large FMCGs, I know how business-critical it is to improve the resource sustainability of the operations. However, sustainability solutions will only be widely implemented when they make business sense and address all aspects relevant to their adoption. After diligent analysis of the Keiryo Packaging project, it was apparent to me that all critical issues had been considered upfront. I therefore decided to become one of the shareholders in this startup and assist in setting out its strategic direction. The packaging industry and brand owners need innovators like Keiryo Packaging to generate meaningful improvements in both the environmental and economic sustainability of their supply chain."
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Christophe d’Ansembourg

Investor

"As a professional investor with 25 years of experience, I have a growing interest in projects that not only generate financial return but also create a positive environmental and/or societal impact. KP’s mission, strategy and execution therefore strongly resonate with my objectives. I firmly believe KP will create value for its customers and the wider community by improving the sustainability profile of polymer-based packaging."
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Johan Robbrecht

Managing partner

"The sustainability of plastic packaging - both from an environmental and economic perspective - has become a business-criticial issue for all parties involved in the plastic packaging supply chain. Addressing both these sustainability dimensions simultaneously requires the emergence of a disruptive yet globally accessible polymer conversion technology which can be easily accommodated within the existing plastic supply chain. The technology which is being developed by Keiryo Packaging combines all the essential elements required to make this kind of transformative impact on the plastic packaging supply chain, whether in its incumbent form or along the evolution towards a fully circular supply chain. This is a great opportunity to work with KP’s Operational team, the Strategic Committee and the many external development partners, on the continued development of this technology towards its industrial realization."
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Tangui Van der Elst

Board member

"As a Corporate Affairs Professional, I have been managing the policy and environmental challenges of packaging producers and users for more than 15 years. This experience has given me a first-hand appreciation of the growing sustainability and profitability challenges faced by plastic packaging. The technology developed and patented by Keiryo Packaging offers unique solutions to address these challenges. Having worked with Johan during our joint spell at a large FMCG company, I know that his approach to the KP venture is sound and that he has both the expertise and the means to deliver success."
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Join the team

We are always looking for talents to join our team.
Let us know if you are passionate about our technology as much as we are.

Open positions:
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>> Business Developer & Sales Lead

Our Awards and Recognitions

We are very proud to be recognized by our peers and the industry.