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Innovative sorting process plastIc recycling (INSPIRE4LIFE)

Start date: Jun 2, 2014, End date: May 31, 2017,

Background Industrial plastic waste is a growing waste stream in the EU. This includes plastic pieces coming from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and furniture. However, this waste does not yet benefit from a proper recycling chain, largely due to the challenges of automating the sorting process. Imperfect so ...
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Development of safe and resilient flooring with controlled slip under varying environments (SLIPSAFE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

The production and installation of resilient flooring in public and private buildings is a major business in Europe involving various sectors including material and coating production, designers, architects, installers, cleaners as well as the end-users. The main requirements are: durability, ease of installation, optical appearance, ease of cleaning and low cost maintenance.On the other hand slip ...
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Fully recyclable 100% PET package for food contact with O2 barrier, improved transparency and low CO2 footprint (GREEN PACK)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

"The main scientific and technological objective of the current project is: producing prototypes of fully recyclable PET trays for food preservation by using recycled PET (RPET). The proposed idea will be able to give a solution to this problem by providing a mono-material tray in virgin PET (for food contact) and RPET for the rest of the tray. The necessary barrier properties will be guaranteed b ...
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Injection Moulding Production Technology for Multi-functional Nano-structured Plastic Components enabled by NanoImprint Lithography (PLAST4FUTURE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

... proposed technology will be developed to meet specific industry demands from partners representing the plastic industry including the automotive, lighting and toy industries. During the project the European Trade Organisation representing the European plastic industry will disseminate the PLAST4FUTURE technology towards inter-sectoral end-users. An OEM service, provided by participating SMEs and ...
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MARine Litter in Europe Seas: Social AwarenesS and CO-Responsability (MARLISCO)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2015,

...sts. MARLISCO recognises the need for a concerted approach to encourage co-responsibility through a joint dialogue between the many players. This will be achieved by organising activities across 15 European countries, including national debates in 12 of them, involving industry sectors, scientists and the public, a European video contest for school students, educational activities targeting the yo ...
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Reliable Integrated On-Line Characterisation Tool for Thermoplastic Compound (NanoOnSpect)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

...logy, end use and demonstration, standardisation, dissemination and training. The project results will dramatically increase competitiveness and strengthen the market position of the mainly SME-based European PNC compounding industry."
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Development of a selective, green solvent-based recovery process for waste polystyrene and polycarbonate (POLY-SOLVE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

Expanded polystyrene is widely used as packaging for foodstuffs and for shipping. Several hundred thousand tonnes of polystyrene are sent unnecessarily to landfill every year in the UK and Europe, where it does not biodegrade but persists for hundreds of years. Meanwhile, oil-derived feedstocks are being consumed in the production of new polystyrene. Recycling systems for polystyrene are underdev ...
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Development of a best practices guide for the safe handling and use of nanoparticles in packaging industries (NanoSafePACK)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

The main aim of the NanoSafePACK project is to develop a best practices guide to allow the safe handling and use of nanomaterials in packaging industries, considering integrated strategies to control the exposure to nanoparticles (NP) in industrial settings, and provide the SMEs with scientific data to minimize and control the NP release and migration from the polymer nanocomposites placed on the ...
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Development of processes and quality procedures for the valorisation of recycled plastics for food contact applications (SUPERCLEANQ)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

The goals of the SuperCleanQ project are to develop quality control and quality assurance tools and procedures for plastics recycling processes targeted at food contact applications to enable SMEs to conform to Commission Regulation EC 282/2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods. Thetools will be applied to a new process for the recycling of coloure ...
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A Process to Engineer and Manufacture Medium to High Value 3D Products Using Mixed Polymer Recyclate (PRIME)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

...ny uses include construction, food preservation, healthcare, water distribution and sanitation. They are crucial in saving energy through their light weight and insulating properties. As a result the European polymer processing industry is of strategic importance to Europe. However, increasing feedstock prices seriously affect the competitiveness of EU plastic converters. Rising costs can no longe ...
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Innovative advanced Wood-based Composite Materials and Components (WOODY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

Currently the world of polymeric composite materials is almost exclusively based on fossil derived components. This fact represents a strong issue, as the non-renewable global oil resources are being exploited year after year, also as a consequence of the ever growing demand for plastics engineering materials. WOODY Project goal is to develop new composite panels and laminates from wood derived re ...
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Complex structural and multifunctional Parts from enhanced Wood-based Composites - eWPC (BioStruct)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

Despite a lot of research activities carried out in the field of Wood Plastic Compounds there is still a certain lack of interest in the commercial market for this new class of materials. BioStruct will help to overcome these barriers in the market success by the development of the next material generation, so-called enhanced Wood Plastic Composites eWPC, avoiding the most important drawbacks in c ...
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Aligned Natural Fibres and Textiles for Use in Structural Composite Applications (NATEX)

Start date: Nov 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

Biocomposites manufactured from natural materials such as fibres and bioderived polymers offer a sustainable alternative to traditional ones, but at present they are not available for use in structural applications. NATEX will develop aligned textiles from natural fibres suitable for use as high strength reinforcing fabrics to produce structural composite parts using bio and oil based thermoplasti ...
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Assessing the Potential of Plastic Recycling in the Construction and Demolition Activities. (APPRICOD)

Start date: Nov 28, 2003, End date: May 31, 2006,

Background The total weight of C&D waste generated within the European Union (EU-15) is estimated at 180 million tonnes per year. Plastics have been used on construction sites since the 1940s and more intensively since the 1960s. With a 20% share of plastics consumption in Europe in 2004, the construction sector is the third largest plastics user, after ...
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Increasing the knowledge base of the European polymer industry to create a competitive edge when using new conductive polymers

...n of the plastics processing sector, addressing key problems through radically innovative solutions with more efficient and sustainable approaches. iPolyCond aims to embed the necessary skills within European SME plastic converters to take full advantage of the potential of these advanced and emerging technologies. It has focussed on the needs of SMEs and provided EU plastics converters with the ...
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PLASTIGREEN

...ans of the plastics companies wishing to develop their job to anticipate and be more responsive to economic, social and environmental changing in present and future. In fact, external factors such as European and national regulations, the requirements with respect to quality and product safety, or the transparency and balance of trade require new skills to meet the needs of the company butalso to ...
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