The main objective of the project was to develop and implement a business model and a value proposition that allows a successful penetration of an innovative process for the delaminating and deinking of multi-material surface-printed plastic film. PLASTDEINK technology was developed to boost the upcycling process in plastics, contributing for a real circular economy. For that end, during the the project, CADEL has developed the following activities:
- Deinking and delaminating optimization in pilot plant (WP1)
- Compact design of the demonstration plant (WP2)
- SCADA automation of the demonstration plant (WP2)
- Installation setting up, operation and evaluation of the demonstration plant (WP3)
- PLASTDEINK process validation in the demonstration plant (WP3)
- Engineering of the industrial plant (WP3)
- Company services, legal issues and contracts management (WP4)
- IPR management, patentability analysis and knowledge protection (WP4-5)
- Management of the certification process of the technology (WP4)
- Sales model (WP5)
- Business plan (WP5)
- Communication and dissemination activities (WP5)
- Project coordination and administrative/financial management (WP6)
At the end of the project, CADEL has achieved successfully all the objectives planned for the project, reaching the following results:
- Complete deinking and delaminating demonstrative plant installed, optimized, automatized and validated
- Engineering of the deinking and delaminating industrial plant ready
- Deinking and delaminating process validated at pre-industrial conditions with different type of plastics and different potential customers
- Definition of CADEL product and service portfolio, contracts, management of IPR and certification of PLASTDEINK process
Concerning the exploitation and dissemination of the results, CADEL has slightly changed the plan for dissemination of results due to coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19). Attendance to fairs, congresses and events planned were canceled, postponed, or realized through online channels. However, excellent results have been obtained thanks to the mitigation measures carried out, and the company could validate the technology and the market interest through other channels (online, press releases, online fairs and events, calls with potential customers, etc.)