Development of a new Bio-Composite from renewable resources with improved thermal and fire resistance for manufacturing a truck internal part with high quality surface finishing

Objective

"The main objective of NATURTRUCK is to develop injected plastic parts for the commercial vehicles industry (mainly cabin truck parts) made with thermoplastic composite materials from renewable resources (at least 80% w/w), namely physically modified polylactic acid (PLA) grades and natural fibres, with improved thermal and flame retardancy properties and high quality surface finishing to be used in truck internal parts as a real alternative to low-gloss standard ABS grades at a competitive cost. By achieving the challenging NATURTRUCK objectives, the availability of PLA with improved properties and optimised production process will allow NATURTRUCK SME’s partners, and consequently the EU industry, to fabricate new thermoplastic biocomposite products suitable to satisfy the commercial vehicles manufacture sector stringent mechanical, thermal, fire resistance and eco-friendliness requirements, at a cost comparable to current ABS price, increasing their differentiation from competitors and creating significant market opportunities.
The main innovation of NATURTRUCK in comparison with previous projectsis the possibility to tailor the properties of commercial PLA grades by a synergic combination of different types of additives and reinforcements (radiation susceptors, chain extenders, flame retardants and natural fibres) and post-annealing techniques based on non-conventional high frequency energy sources. This challenge makes NATURTRUCK a real ""beyond of the estate of art"" project, due to the smart combination of technologies and materials employed, which will permit for instance to increase the rate and percentage of the crystalline phase in the PLA biocomposite and in consequence to increase its thermal resistance and mechanical properties."

Field of science

• /engineering and technology/industrial biotechnology/biomaterials/bioplastics/polylactic acid

Programme(s)

• FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Topic(s)

• SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs

Call for proposal

FP7-SME-2013
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Funding Scheme

BSG-SME - Research for SMEs

Coordinator

AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS

Address

Calle Gustave Eiffel 4 Parque Tecnologico De Paterna
46980 Paterna Valencia
Spain

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 44 179,93

Administrative Contact

Itziar Carracedo Fernández (Ms.)

Participants (12)

QUIMICAS DEL VINALOPO SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 180 107

Address

P I La Noria Ii Avenida Casa Garrincho 3
03638 Salinas

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Monica Amoros (Mrs.)

BAFA BADISCHE NATURFASERAUFBEREITUNG GMBH

Participation ended

Germany

EU contribution

€ 118 978,72

Address

Stephanstrasse 2
76316 Malsch

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Almut Frank (Ms.)

RE8 BIOPLASTICS AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 184 677,75

Address

Sven Hultins Gata 9C
41288 Goteborg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Thomas Bräck (Mr.)

POLYCOM PREDELAVA PLASTICNIH MAS INORODJARSTVO SKOFJA LOKA DOO

Slovenia

EU contribution

€ 140 253,34

Address

Poljane Nad Skofjo Loko 76
4223 Poljane Nad Skofjo Loko

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Smigovec Ljubic Tina (Dr.)

PLASCAM PLASTIK OTO CAM SANAYI VE TIC A.S.

Turkey

EU contribution

€ 133 072,24

Address

Pelitli Koyu, Maden Bayiri Caddesi 22
41400 Gebze Kocaeli

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Yigit Seyranli (Mr.)

BULMA TECNOLOGIA SL

Participation ended

Spain

EU contribution

€ 111 324,65

Address

Calle Alginet 11
46250 L Alcudia Valencia

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Cesar Miro Escarti (Mr.)

VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB

Participation ended

Sweden

Address

Gotaverksgatan 10
405 08 Goteborg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Marc Henri Feys (Mr.)

INSTYTUT WLOKIEN NATURALNYCH I ROSLIN ZIELARSKICH

Poland

EU contribution

€ 18 080

Address

Ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 B
60 630 Poznan

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Izabela Maciejowska (Ms.)

FUNDACION PARA LA PROMOCION DE LA INNOVACION, INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO EN LA INDUSTRIA DE AUTOMOCION DE GALICIA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 12 068,80

Address

Poligono Industrial A Granxa 249
36400 Porrino Pontevedra

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Raquel Ledo (Ms)

PROAC TECHNICAL SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 64 334,95

Address

Calle Nuestra Senora De Montiel Num 2 Bajo
46160 Lliria

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Amparo Enguidanos Castillo (Ms.)

BAFA NEU GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 60 121,28

Address

Stephanstrasse 2
76316 Malsch

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Almut Frank (Mrs.)

RENAULT TRUCKS SAS

France

EU contribution

€ 31 801,34

Address

Route De Lyon 99
69800 Saint Priest

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Marc-Henri Feÿs (Mr.)