Objective Vehicle weight accounts for a significant proportion of fuel consumption and CO² emissions. As weight increases due to increased refinement/safety features the use of lightweight materials and construction techniques become increasingly important. Advanced composite materials offer the largest reductions in weight, but have limited use in the automotive industry due to high raw materials and component cost, inefficient production techniques, recyclability and high wastage. The aim of this project is to research and develop a material and processing concept for production of thermo-composite components with zero waste and processing emissions and inherent recyclability. If thermo-composite components could be manufactured cost effectively significant weight savings over metals could be achieved which would have major social, environmental and competitive impacts for Europe. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator VOLKSWAGEN AG EU contribution No data Address 38436 WOLFSBURG Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Germany EU contribution No data Address 49,Pontstrasse 49 52056 AACHEN See on map Total cost No data AFROS S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Galileo Ferraris 65 21042 CARONNO PERTUSELLA See on map Total cost No data EURO - PROJECTS (LTTC) LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Pocket Gate, Brook Road LE12 8RS Loughborough See on map Total cost No data PEGUFORM FRANCE France EU contribution No data Address Z.I. Vernon St.Marcel 27950 ST MARCEL See on map Total cost No data SAINT GOBAIN VETROTEX INTERNATIONAL SA France EU contribution No data Address Quai des Allobroges 767 73009 CHAMBERY See on map Total cost No data TECNOS Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Della Merlata 20014 NERVIANO See on map Total cost No data TVR ENGINEERING LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Bristol Avenue FY72 0JF BLACKPOOL See on map Total cost No data