Objective Despite a lot of research activities carried out in the field of Wood Plastic Compounds there is still a certain lack of interest in the commercial market for this new class of materials. BioStruct will help to overcome these barriers in the market success by the development of the next material generation, so-called enhanced Wood Plastic Composites eWPC, avoiding the most important drawbacks in conventional Wood Plastic Composite technology, like: low impact strength and brittleness, inconsistent material properties due to different fibre qualities, low temperature resistance, strong smell and high emission levels and instability in humid conditions. Nowadays polymers reinforced with natural fibres (mainly wood fibres) are predominantly based on petrochemical polymers, so called WPC (wood plastic compounds). They are mostly used in low-cost applications and the wood fibres are used as low-cost fillers. Recent R&D (see IP-SMEs Biocomp) introduced a new family of materials, so- called bio-composites, that replace petro-based polymers based on bio-polymers as matrix materials. These materials show mechanical and thermal properties that meet industrial requirements for some standard polymer applications, where mechanical strength is not a key issue, but they fulfil the environmental and sustainability concerns. Nevertheless the price of these bio-composites is in many cases too high for these standard applications, like housing or packaging trays. BioStruct will develop eWPC, the next generation of advanced wood-based composites that can be used in demanding, high-value technical applications. In its intelligent combination of innovative development approaches BioStruct will develop cost-efficient materials and processes for eWPC that will clear the way for these resource efficient and sustainable materials in demanding technical high-value applications, strengthening industrial partners along the value chain. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesbiocompositesnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Keywords cellulose fibres modified cellulose fibres processing technologies wood based composites wood fibres Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP-2007-4.0-1 - Advanced Wood-Based Composites and their Production Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Walter Krause (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 151 317,94 Participants (20) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS Spain EU contribution € 715 156,24 Address Valencia parc technologic calle gustave eiffel 4 46980 Paterna valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maria-José Moreto Badia (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TRANSFERCENTER FUR KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH Austria EU contribution € 523 079,75 Address Franz fritsch strasse 11 4600 Wels See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Linz-Wels Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Wolfgang Stadlbauer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT Finland EU contribution € 651 664,84 Address Tekniikantie 4 a 02044 VTT Espoo See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mika Härkönen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HENKEL KGaA Germany EU contribution € 253 750,00 Address Henkelstrasse 67 40191 Dusseldorf See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dieter Dausmann (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ADDIPLAST SAS France EU contribution € 361 300,00 Address Allee pierre & marie curie 12 43620 Saint pal de mons See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne Haute-Loire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Maxime Chantegraille (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA Spain EU contribution € 179 840,00 Address Avenida de europa 18 parque empresarial 28108 Alcobendas See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Aitor Hernández Michelena (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window UPM-KYMMENE OYJ Finland EU contribution € 106 900,00 Address Alvar aallon katu 1 00100 Helsinki See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Minna Sipi (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Austria EU contribution € 159 450,00 Address Werkstrasse 2 4860 Lenzing See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Traunviertel Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Siegfried Hager (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Haidlmair GmbH Austria EU contribution € 374 500,00 Address Haidlmairstrasse 1 4542 Nussbach See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ralf Gebeshuber (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EUROPEAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS EUPC AISBL Belgium EU contribution € 152 431,02 Address Avenue de cortenbergh 71 1000 Bruxelles / brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Administrative Contact Hans Boon (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECNARO GESELLSCHAFT ZUR INDUSTRIELLEN ANWENDUNG NACHWACHSENDER ROHSTOFFE MBH Germany EU contribution € 247 575,60 Address Bustadt 40 74360 Ilsfeld See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Heilbronn, Landkreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Helmut Nägele (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NETCOMPOSITES LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 295 468,70 Address Bridge way 4a broom business park S41 9QG Chesterfield See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Derbyshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Brendon Weager (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ALENTO AG Participation ended Switzerland EU contribution € 137 832,50 Address Espenstrasse 139 9443 Widnau See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Herbert Perschl (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ENGEL Austria GmbH Austria EU contribution € 245 728,18 Address Ludwig engelstrasse 1 4311 Schwertberg See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alfred Hrusca (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TEHNOS PODJETJE ZA PROIZVODNJO OROD IJ STROJEV IN PREDELAVO PLASTICNIH MAS DOO ZALEC Slovenia EU contribution € 187 050,00 Address Cesta ob zelenici 1 3310 Zalec See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anton Kisovar (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SCHELLER SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH Germany EU contribution € 203 036,80 Address Poeler strasse 85a 23970 Wismar See on map Region Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Nordwestmecklenburg Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Scheller (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PJH Partnership Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 197 442,38 Address Freestone house, mainstreet, bugthorpe YO41 1QG East yorkshire - york See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Peter Hammond (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Condensia Quimica SA Spain EU contribution € 198 590,00 Address Calle junqueras 16, 11-a 08003 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Stefano Fiori (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window WHIRLPOOL EMEA SRL Italy EU contribution € 256 420,45 Address Via varesina 204 20156 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alessandro Aiello (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THURINGISCHES INSTITUT FUR TEXTIL-UND KUNSTSTOFF-FORSCHUNG RUDOLSTADTEV Germany EU contribution € 201 311,60 Address Breitscheidstrasse 97 07407 Rudolstadt See on map Region Thüringen Thüringen Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ute Schubert (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
