Productivity leap
With efficient solutions, renewable raw materials and the circular economy, we can ensure that there are enough resources for everyone.
The need for sustainable materials and consumer goods is growing. The sufficiency of raw materials will be a major challenge facing the world. With effective solutions, renewable raw materials and the circular economy, we can ensure that there will be enough resources for everybody. Using new technologies, we can convert industrial by-products into valuable resources, recycle materials, introduce new production processes and create new renewable materials.
Focuses
Recycling of materials from secondary streams
In order to save natural resources, we develop technological solutions for the sustainable recovery, recycling and production processes for CO2-green chemicals and fuel components from industrial side streams. We study the mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics, battery chemicals and their recycling, as well as new production processes for green base chemicals.
Sustainable manufacturing
We promote sustainable manufacturing for the benefit of people, business and the planet. We enable continuous innovation and the production of high-quality, advanced products and services. In particular, we study responsible manufacturing, transformation of work, autonomous production and agility in value chains.
High-impact renewable materials
We maximize the added value of utilised biomass and enable its use in new applications. We secure industry-relevant partnerships and enable the adoption of new technologies through new collaboration and business models. Among other things, we study cellulose films, textiles and nonwovens, biocomposites and low-water paper and board production processes.
