- Press-releases
Bioplastic production is expected to increase by 15% by 2024
Aimplas organized the seventh edition of the International Seminar on Biopolymers and Sustainable Composites, when more than 250 professionals and experts debated the future and environmental sustainability of plastics. According to Oliver Buchholz from European Bioplastics, the use of bio-based polymers in the construction and automotive sectors has grown considerably…
Read More » - Press-releases
New Method of Manufacturing Light Aircraft Parts Reduces Costs and Increases Production Speed and Quality
Composite materials are widely used in aeronautics because of the major weight savings they provide, which directly affects their environmental impact because they require less fuel and thus reduce CO2 emissions.
Read More » - Press-releases
Aimplas maintains its position in plastic materials testing by obtaining Tüv Austria certification
Tüv Austria, an independent certification body in the bioplastics market, has recognised the laboratories of Aimplas, the Plastics Technology Centre. The tests carried out in these laboratories will enable companies to obtain the OK Compost Industrial, OK Compost Home, OK Biodegradable Soil and Seedling labels.
Read More » - Press-releases
RECOTRANS Project Focuses on Composites for Transportation
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is coordinating the European project RECOTRANS, which aims to develop efficient and sustainable manufacturing methods that will enable the large-series manufacturing of composite materials for applications in vehicles, trains and trucks.
Read More » - Press-releases
Spain again at the forefront of research and development of new graphene-based materials
The public-private collaboration between Spanish companies, technology centres and research organizations has enabled the implementation of a new research initiative in the field of graphene for the development of new industrial applications with high added value and advanced properties.
Read More » The alliance Composites360 is born to promote composite materials
Three experts of the composite materials industry, Gazechim Composites Ibérica, Magnum Venus Products (MVP) and AIMPLAS, establish a partnership to foster the use and new applications of composite materials.
Read More »- Press-releases
More Than a Hundred Companies Join AIMPLAS in the Inauguration of Its New R&D Building
AIMPLAS inaugurated its new R&D building on 23 March 2017 where new bioplastics, nanomaterials and materials with advanced properties will be developed. Following the inauguration, a demonstration of the technological capabilities of the centre took place. AIMPLAS has already 9,500 m2 dedicated to R&D. With 123 employees, AIMPLAS explains…
Read More » - Press-releases
More than a hundred companies join AIMPLAS in the inauguration of its new R&D building
AIMPLAS inaugurated on 23 March its new R&D building where new bioplastics, nanomaterials and materials with advanced properties will be developed. Following the inauguration, a demonstration of the technological capabilities of the centre took place. AIMPLAS has already 9,500 m2 dedicated to R&D.
Read More » - Press-releases
Bodega Matarromera Develop First PLA Wine Bottle Designed by AIMPLAS
Bodega Matarromera has successfully completed the development of a new sustainable bottle for its wines. The bottle is made from bioplastic PLA and AIMPLAS explains that it is the first bottle manufactured with this material that replicates the design of traditional glass bottles for wine, with some main advantages: it…
Read More » - Press-releases
Multilayer PET Packages to Become Resins for Coatings and the Building Sector
Barpimo and AIMPLAS are working on the development of new alkyd and polyester resins from multilayer PET packages wastes. According to AIMPLAS, these wastes, which until now used to end in landfills due to the expensive treatment cost, will be transformed into new products with high added value. AIMPLAS explains,…
Read More »
