The new project BeFORE - Barrier for recycling - in which Sirris is involved, focuses on recyclable material innovations for ’contact sensitive’ plastic and paper packaging with high quality barrier ...
Steel is a circular material because it is 100 per cent recyclable. In addition, it is collected, sorted and recycled on a large scale, and there is a market demand for these recyclates. Despite these ...
A growing group of manufacturing companies are exploring circularity and they are early in the transition process. We see mainly internal leverages, such as building up top-down & bottom-up ...
What does it cost to avoid an environmental impact of products? The eco-cost method makes it possible to calculate this eco-impact. Although this solution may seem too simple and its use entails quite ...
The CE Connect learning network actually provided us with the golden key to get started on circular projects. We have written about all kinds of pitfalls before, now we are approaching the subject ...
We have found how executive management can speed up the transition to a circular economy. The good news is that it does not require heavy investment in time or resources. The clue is to postpone your ...
Recent research and testing have shown that bio-based coating formulations can outperform traditional fossil-based polymer coatings. As such, the coating lifetime can be extended or the coating can eventually perform better under high-loading conditions. The availability of thermo-analytical testing facilities at Sirris’s testlabs assists in optimizing coating compositions and processing conditions.
From October 2022, a next cycle of the Agoria & Sirris Circular Economy Connect learning network will start. The goal is to exchange knowledge, experiences and good practices related to circular ...
Maatwerkbedrijf WAAK wilde uitzoeken hoe het zijn maatwerkers nog meer kan inzetten om de circulaire economie te ondersteunen. Hoe de bestaande kennis, expertise en infrastructuur benutten en versneld ...
Have you ever asked yourself how you can steer your site towards circular transition as an international concern lead plant? CNH Industrial in Zedelgem has already taken up this challenge!
Electrification of road vehicles is taking off fast and more of these lithium-ion battery-pack powered vehicles can be seen on our roads. But what to do when the battery reaches end-of-life? For 2 ...
