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POLREC call for projects for the internationalization of SMEs in the recycling industry launched

The European POLREC project (Supporting a green and resilient Europe through POLymer RECycling) has launched its Call for Projects for the Internationalization of SMEs in the polymer and elastomer recycling industry. Opened on March 22, 2024, it closes on May 22, 2024 at midday CET. This call aims to support SMEs working in the polymers and elastomers sectors in their participation in trade fairs and networking events in Europe (Networking sub-grant) and/or in an exploratory and match-making mission (International Match-making mission sub-grant) in the province of Quebec, Canada, on polymer recycling solutions (mechanical, chemical and digital).

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Demonstrator of a Thermoplastic Composite Aeronautical Structure: Closure of the HAICoPAS Collaborative Project

Hexcel and Arkema bring to fruition the first thermoplastic composite aeronautical structure.
 
Thanks to a strategic partnership between Hexcel and Arkema, the first high-performance thermoplastic composite aerospace structure will be on display at JEC 2024. The demonstrator was designed and manufactured using Hexply® thermoplastic tapes. These aeronautical structural materials are developed from Arkema's PEKK Kepstan® resin and Hexcel's Hextow® AS7 and IM7 carbon fibers.
 
 

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PLAIRE works on high-performance recycled plastics

A regional consortium has just received a grant from France 2030 to develop new materials based on recycled plastics.
 
Labelled Techtera - Polymeris, the PLAIRE multi-partner project has just received 990,000 euros from France 2030. The consortium comprises four entities from the Aurhalp region. The project initiator is Cycl-Add (Maillat / Ain), an SME founded in 2016, which markets recycled plastics (mainly polypropylene and polyamide) using a process that supplies 100% recycled materials, including additives. The company is supported by a parent company, CRE-ADD, which includes a design office (Creastuce). Cycl-Add has in-house skills in eco-design and life-cycle analysis.

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Successful mission in Japan: Polymeris explores new opportunities

From March 11 to 15, 2024, a Polymeris delegation travelled to Japan for a trade mission rich in discoveries and encounters. With the participation of Jean Jacques Legat, Polymeris Innovation Director, the mission explored new avenues of collaboration and strengthened ties with Japanese partners.
 
The mission was organized by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in partnership with Auvergne-Rhôle-Alpes entreprieses, Business France, BPI and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and also benefited from the participation of two Polymeris members: Microlight 3D, represented by Denis Barbier, and Addiplast, represented by Maxime Chantegraille.

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Launch of the European IDEALIST project

Europe's Industrial Sectors Unite in Groundbreaking Initiative: Project IDEALIST Aims to Strengthen SME Resilience and Technological Adoption

In an unprecedented collaboration, a consortium of 14 partners from across 7 European countries have come together to launch the IDEALIST project, under the auspices of Horizon Europe, the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation.

This ambitious initiative seeks to address the urgent challenges faced by SMEs in the Energy-Intensive Industries, Aerospace & Defence, and Mobility, Transport, & Automotive sectors, promoting resilience, sustainable practices, and advanced technological adoption in the face of global disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts.

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Back to : Hackathon "Reinventing our packaging

Hackathon "Reinventing our packaging", held on November 24, 2023 at ESEPAC
 
On November 24, 2023, Polymeris organized a hackathon at the École Supérieure Européenne de Packaging (ESEPAC). One of the aims of the hackathon was to raise awareness among students of the issues and challenges facing packaging manufacturers, and to provide opportunities for collaboration and networking between students, manufacturers, competitiveness clusters and technical centers.

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CIRCVET: Entreprendre, tout savoir pour passer toutes les épreuves - Call for expressions of interest

Polymeris offers you a free short online training course on the principles of entrepreneurship. This course has been developed as part of a European project (CIRCVET) involving 12 partners, with the aim of providing the most comprehensive training possible on the circular economy.
 
Proposing a new product or service is an often rocky road, and the context of the circular economy, with which all manufacturers are confronted, requires us to rethink current business models. This module on entrepreneurship takes a comprehensive look at the fundamental principles of an innovation approach, so that in just a few hours you'll acquire the basics you need to get started in this process.

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Cradle-ALP: Online workshops on textile circularity in Europe

As part of the European Interreg Cradle-ALP project, the partners are organizing a series of online workshops on the circular transformation of the Textile industry in the European Alpine Space (France, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Northern Italy and Switzerland), focusing on technical textiles.
 
This series of workshops will bring together companies, academics and public players to delve deeper into the crucial issues and drivers that will contribute to the transformation of the technical textiles industry in the Alpine region. The aim is to work together to establish a transformation roadmap to encourage sustainable and circular production of textiles, and to support the industry in adopting circular economy models.

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