IPC - Industrial and Technical Center for Plastics and Composites
About
IPC is cofunded by national plastic converters industrial companies. We help the plastics and composites industries transitionning to ecological and digital transformations. Our research interests: circular economy of plastics, substitution of plastics with low carbon materials.
Applications: packaging, agriculture, construction/building, automotive, electronics.
Prototyping at pilot scale : manufacturing processes (extrusion, injection, thermoforming, cast, blow, 3D printing, pultrusion, RTM), sorting, mechanical recycling, decontamination, recyclability, biodegradability (TUV).
Environmental impact assessment, safety by design (SSBD), standardisation (TC 249 plastics, composites, TC 462 substances).
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
VALUE CHAIN
Representatives
EU Research Program Manager
IPC - Industrial and Technical Center for Plastics and Composites