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EU funding (€6,609,476): NEXT-GEN OF SUSTAINABLE BIOBASED CHEMICAL PLATFORMS AND POLYMERS: ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN EUROPEAN INDUSTRY Hor 20 May 2024 EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon"
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NEXT-GEN OF SUSTAINABLE BIOBASED CHEMICAL PLATFORMS AND POLYMERS: ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN EUROPEAN INDUSTRY
Successfully scaling up the sustainable and biodegradable materials is essential for the future growth of European industry. To compete with well-established fossil-based chemicals, biobased alternatives need to solve the triple equation of environmental, safe, economic and societal performance. At the same time it must be economically viable on an industrial scale and possess properties akin or superior to existing petroleum-derived analogues. Few biobased polymers have met this challenge. NEXT-STEP will build on the H2020 BioCatPolymers project to demonstrate a sustainable, safe and economically viable production process for a new chemical platform with large scale applications, notably in the bio-based polymer market. NEXT-STEP will use Harwdood sugars produced from sustainably managed forest at the flagship plant of the project partner Fibenol. NEXT-STEP has defined ambitious KPIs for its process regarding its economic performances as well as its Biomass and Energy efficiency. The new chemical platform, the 3-methyl-d-valerolactone (3MdVL) will improve the sustainability and recyclability of polyurethane (PU) products and unlock new engineering plastic applications for Polylactic acid (PLA) co-polymers. Together with its derivate 3-methyl 1,5-pentanediol (3MPD), the 3MdvL can also be used as a biobased polyol component in the traditional PU and other plastic production processes. NEXT-STEP will demonstrate the applicability of its chemical platform by demonstrating its use as a feedstock for the production of (i) Polylactic acid (PLA) co-polymers for shoe outsole, and of (ii) recyclable Non Isocyanate Polyurethane foams for shoe mid-sole and insulation materials applications. Five other applications will be selected for demonstration together with the polymer industry during the project.
Funded Companies:
| Company name | Funding amount |
| Quantis Sàrl | ? |
| Adidas AG | €345,788 |
| Aimplas - Asociacion de Investigacion de Materiales Plasticos y Conexas | €620,280 |
| Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant VZW | €1,179,405 |
| Centre de Ressources Technologiques en Chimie ASBL-Certech | €541,372 |
| DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum Gemeinnutzige GmbH | €547,477 |
| Fibenol Imavere OÜ | €424,875 |
| Lesaffre International | €269,451 |
| Mevaldi B.V. | €1,115,628 |
| Stichting PDC Research Foundation | €667,625 |
| Universita Degli Studi Di Roma LA Sapienza | €470,000 |
| Universiteit Gent | €427,575 |
Source: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101157081
The filing refers to a past date, and does not necessarily reflect the current state. The latest known state is available on the following page: Quantis Sàrl, Renens, Switzerland.