Proplast

RESEARCH

Research and Development for the industry world

Proplast is your ideal partner for all technical support activities in your industrial projects

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Our team of researchers and technicians performs top-notch R&D activities and deals constantly with cutting edge technologies, in collaboration with our network of partner companies, national and international RTOs.

We have developed strong competences in the field of polymer and composite materials development, including the development of tailored products for additive manufacturing: therefore we can offer to our associates and clients high-quality services and technical training.

Proplast is an active member and coordinator of several collaborative research projects funded at regional, national and European level.

Environmental sustainability

Eco-friendliness is a key topic for the sustainable growth of the industrial world. We are especially engaged in the following developments:
  • bioplastics
  • polymers for green applications
  • upscaling of recycled plastics, industrial and post-consumer waste
  • polymers for the renewable energy production industry
  • membranes
 

High performance solutions

We develop high performance materials, products and processing solutions, such as:

  • electrically and thermally conductive polymers
  • fiber-reinforced composites
  • nanocomposites
  • metal replacement
  • food packaging materials
  • thermoplastic elastomers
  • ‘full-plastic’ solutions
  • tailored products for pharma/biomedical and E&E sectors

Ongoing projects

2G-CHEM

Sustainable production of sugars and second generation lignin

EcoeFISHent

Demonstrable and replicable cluster implementing systemic solutions through multilevel circular value chains

FrontSH1P

A FRONTrunner approach to Systemic circular, Holistic & Inclusive solutions

Rival

Rapid viral detection through Lab on a chip

Newpack

Development of sustainable materials for food packaging applications

Plasticircle

Improvement of the plastic packaging waste chain from a circular economy approach

Aurae

Environmentally Sustainable Regional Automotive Supply Chain for Aesthetic Treatments

Ecosmart Road 2.0

PITEF - Technological Platform of the POR-FESR 2014/2020 supply chain

Deflect

Creation of medical methodologies for the treatment of thoraco-pulmonary tumors

RECIPLAST

Circular Economy Approach for recycling of plastic packaging and end-of-life plastic automotive components

PRIME

Innovative green chemistry processes and products

2G-CHEM

Sustainable production of sugars and second generation lignin from non-edible biomasses for conversion into biopolymers

  • Call: Insediamento Grandi Imprese Reg. Piemonte
  • Proplast role: Compounding study and characterization of commercial and experimental PHA. Study of thermoplastic- and thermosetting-based composites with lignin.
  • Cluster: Green chemistry
  • Duration: 01/07/2020 – 30/06/2022 – 24 months
  • Project Tot Budget: €2.346.756

EcoeFISHent

Demonstrable and replicable cluster implementing systemic solutions through multilevel circular value chains for eco-efficient valorization of fishing and fish industries side-streams.

 

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  • Call: H2020-LC-GD-2020
  • Proplast role : Recycling of Nylon fishing nets and development of new injection moulding products for the automotive sector. Support in the development of coatings based on fish waste for barrier films.
  • Cluster: Recycling
  • Duration: 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2026 – 60 months
  • Project Tot Budget: €15.170.720,15
  • Website: ecoefishent.eu

FrontSH1P

A FRONTrunner approach to Systemic circular, Holistic & Inclusive solutions for a new Paradigm of territorial circular economy

 

  • Call: H2020-LC-GD-2020
  • Proplast role: Validation of Promix technology on selected materials and products according to the specifications of the coordinator KFlex in order to replace traditional chemical foaming agents.
  • Cluster: Green chemistry
  • Duration: 01/11/2021-31/10/2025 – 48 months
  • Project Tot Budget: €16.118.418 €
  • Website: https://frontsh1p.eu/

Rival

Rapid viral detection through Lab on a chip

  • Call: INFRA-P2 – Piedmont Region
  • Proplast role: Study of both polymeric nanomaterials and production technologies to obtain a diagnostic Point-of-care (POC) based on Lab on a Chip (LOC) technology for the rapid detection of the SARS-COV2 virus.
  • Cluster: Health and wellness
  • Duration: 22/09/2021 – 21/02/2023 – 18 months
  • Project Tot Budget: €816.131,56

NewPack

Development of sustainable materials for food packaging applications.

The project aims to develop bio-based polymeric compounds with fillers obtained by by-products of agricultural and food sectors. The main idea of the project is to reduce the environmental impact of the plastic packing.

 

  • Call: H2020 BBI-R6-2017
  • Proplast Role: Development and characterization of bio-based materials
  • Cluster: materials
  • Duration: 01/06/2018 – 31/05/2021
  • Total budget of the project: €4.950.000,00

Plasticircle

Improvement of the plastic packaging waste chain from a circular economy approach.

The project aims to develop advanced technical solutions to improve the entire value chain of the plastic waste management: collection, transport, sorting, manufacturing of added-value products. As for the manufacturing of added-value products, several polymer compounds based on recycled plastics will be developed and tailored to fulfil the technical requirements of industrial application where recycled plastics are not used so far.

 

  • Call: H2020 CIRC-01-2016/17
  • Proplast role: Development of high performance polymer compounds based on recycled plastics
  • Cluster: recycling II life
  • Duration: 01/06/2017 – 31/05/2021
  • Total budget of the project: €7.100.000

Aurae

Filiera Automotive Regionale Ambientalmente sostenibile per trattamenti Estetici.

 

  • Call: PITEF – Piattaforma Tecnologica di Filiera POR-FESR 2014/2020
  • Proplast role: design of a prototyping mold for the validation of materials and technologies developed within the project. Research, development and selection of materials with improved sustainability for the applications of the project. 
  • Cluster: surface treatments
  • Duration: 01/02/2021 – 26/01/2023
  • Total budget of the project:

Ecosmart Road 2.0

Piste ciclabili realizzate con plastica riciclata e fresato d’asfalto e applicazione di sensoristica avanzata per il monitoraggio dei parametri di usura, passaggio, controllo sottoservizi e punto informativo.

 

  • Call:  PITEF – Piattaforma Tecnologica di Filiera POR-FESR 2014/2020
  • Proplast role:
  • Cluster: recycling II life
  • Duration: 01/02/2021 – 26/01/2023
  • Total budget of the project:

Deflect

The project aims to create methods of precision medicine (customization of therapeutic strategy) and predictive medicine (ability to identify the sensitivity of the individual and the efficacy of a drug against a disease) for the treatment of thoracol tumors pulmonary.

The purpose is to create innovative devices for the treatment of biological samples and devices which, by using rapid 3D prototyping technologies and related polymeric materials for the development of new LOC integrating scaffolds and 3D matrices, are able to promote cell growth in vitro for personalized screening.

 

  • Call: POR FESR 2014/2020 – Bando Piattaforma tecnologica Salute e Benessere
  • Proplast Role: Development and characterization of materials and support for process technologies developed for the realization of demonstrator components
  • Cluster: health and wellness
  • Duration: 1/11/2018 – 30/04/2021 extended to 30/09/2022
  • Total budget of the project: € 9.000.000,00

RECIPLAST

Circular Economy Approach for recycling of plastic packaging and end-of-life plastic automotive components.

The project aims to improve the ecosustainability of plastics used in packaging and automotive industry, through the development of innovative separation processes and recycling techniques of the most critical post-consumer and post-industrial fractions.

 

  • Call: POR-FESR – Bioeconomy Platform – Piedmont Region
  • Proplast role: Depolymerization of polyurethanes, recycling of flexible films, development of high performance compounds from recycled plastics, LCA, dissemination
  • Cluster: recycling II life
  • Duration: 14/06/2019-14/12/2021 extended to 14/06/2022
  • Total project budget: €8.088.235
  • Homepage: https://www.reciplast.it/project/

PRIME

Innovative green chemistry processes and products.

The project aims at studying, developing and demonstrating green economy advanced processes. Biorefineries are an example of transformation of renewable materials and revalorization of waste available in Piedmont Region. The main objective is to obtain biomaterials and bio-products from them with similar and/or improved functionalities if compared with products already existing on the market. It will lead to positive returns in several strategic sectors for the regional economic development.

 

  • Call: POR-FESR – Bioeconomy Platform – Piedmont Region
  • Proplast role: Development of biocomposites, obtained by biopolymers and filled with natural fillers and its applicaztion in injection-moulded automotive components
  • Cluster: green chemistry
  • Duration: 01/07/2019-14/06/2022 extended to 15/10/2022
  • Total project budget: € 8.267.788

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Proplast is the ideal partner for consulting and developing industrial projects