Objective In December 2007, the European Commission imposed a total of € 247 635 000 fines on the five largest manufacturers of chloroprene rubber for participating in a cartel. As a result of this price fixing and market abuse by large enterprises, the SME involvement in this sector has diminished and requires research investment to re-build its presence. Additionally there is increasing pressure to replace the vulcanisation accelerator, ethylene thiourea (ETU), due to its assessment as a Cat 2 rep carcinogen as per the EU classification, IARC and EPA. It is believed that under REACH it will be classified as a CMR substance (Carcinogenic/Mutagenic/toxic for Reproduction) which will lead to legislation prohibiting or banning its use. The ‘SafeRubber’ project aims to develop a safer alternative accelerator to replace the carcinogenic ethylene thiourea (ETU) based accelerators to be used in the manufacturing of rubbers such as polychloroprene (CR) and epichlorohydrin (ECO). This will be based around a new catalyst molecule that has tri-functionality, which offers the added benefit of reducing consumption of metal oxides during manufacturing, lowering manufacturing costs and giving SMEs another unique differentiator, allowing them to compete in the market. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compoundsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compounds Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2 - Research for SME associations Call for proposal FP7-SME-2008-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinator ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE COSTRUTTORI DI MACCHINE E STAMPI PER MATERIE PLASTICHE E GOMMA EU contribution € 127 837,00 Address Centro direzionale milanofiori 20090 Assago milano Italy See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Claudio Celata (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Norner Innovation AS Participation ended Norway EU contribution No data Address Asdalstrand 291 3960 Stathelle See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hans Petter Waervagen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASSOCIATION DES PRODUCTEURS D'ARTICLES EN MATIERES PLASTIQUES ET ELASTOMERES ASBL Belgium EU contribution € 101 034,00 Address Boulevard auguste reyers 80 1030 Brussels See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Geert Scheys (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Association Limited United Kingdom EU contribution € 70 149,00 Address Berewyk hall court 5 white colne CO6 2QD Colchester essex See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Dorken (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association Belgium EU contribution € 89 682,50 Address Avenue des arts 2 1210 Brussels See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Lorenzo Zullo (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Clwyd Compounders Limited United Kingdom EU contribution € 179 372,00 Address Gardden industrial estate LL14 6RG Ruabon See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Haywood (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROBINSON BROTHERS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 196 227,25 Address Phoenix street B70 0AH West bromwich See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Sandwell Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dave Compton (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MGN Transformaciones Del Caucho SA Spain EU contribution € 608 452,75 Address Camino de calvario 28864 Madrid See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jose Maria Salamanca Vaca (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MIXER SPA Italy EU contribution € 613 609,55 Address Via chiara 6 c 48022 Bagnacavallo See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Andrea Galanti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Grand Synthesis Latvia Latvia EU contribution € 4 300,00 Address Morica 20b-21 LV1083 Riga See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kristaps Mekss (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCA Italy EU contribution € 9 166,40 Address Piazza dell'ateneo nuovo 1 20126 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Claudia Galtelli (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Norner AS Norway EU contribution € 3 305,00 Address Asdalstrand 291 3960 Stathelle See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hans Petter Waervagen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UK MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 7 257,00 Address Middle aston house OX25 5PT Oxfordshire See on map Activity type 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