Materials and durability
Selecting the appropriate material is essential for optimising a product's performance, lifespan, and environmental impact. At the same time, the industry is under pressure to replace fossil-based materials with sustainable alternatives that can withstand the same or greater loads over time. It is not only a challenge to find new materials, but also to ensure that they are effective in practice, comply with regulations, and can be produced on an industrial scale at the right cost.
RISE can support you in developing, testing and industrialising sustainable materials throughout the value chain. We support you from the initial idea stage through to the finished product, offering expertise in composites, plastics and textiles. In our test and demonstration environments, you can verify material properties, optimise processes, and ensure that solutions are viable on an industrial scale before investing in your own production. We can also support you with navigating regulations, conducting sustainability analyses and certifying products to ensure market access.
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Sustainable composites – from idea to product
Do you have an idea for a composites project but don't know how to proceed? Would you like to expand into new market segments? Need help meeting new sustainability requirements? RISE provides development support from idea to production.
Innovation support for a sustainable plastics value chain
RISE provides expertise spanning multiple disciplines, unique testing and demonstration environments, and research-based knowledge throughout the entire plastics value chain.
“I believe we've reached a point where large-scale collaboration is essential”
National Centre for Sustainable Plastics
Innovation support for a sustainable textile value chain
The industry is changing fast due to stricter regulations and rising demand for recyclable, resource-efficient materials. RISE supports creating sustainable textiles, from fibre to product, through innovation, testing and certification.
Making the textile industry more transparent and sustainable
This is revolutionary legislation for a textile industry that needs to become more sustainable. This is how Lisa Schwarz Bour, department manager at RISE, describes the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations (ESPR).
Swedish textile fibre with sights on the world market
A completely new cellulose-based textile fibre so durable and cheap that it can reduce the textile industry’s carbon footprint. This is what TreeToTextile has succeeded in developing. RISE has been involved throughout the journey – from idea to demo facility.
Beyond Gravity: Tests on Earth for success in space
Fast Path from Idea to Industrialisation for PaperShell
Fossil fuel-based plastics, composite materials and aluminium may soon be replaced by a new biomaterial developed by PaperShell in collaboration with RISE. The product is an excellent example of how to quickly take an innovation all the way from idea to industrialisation.
Unlock the potential of aluminium: sustainable solutions and innovative partnerships
Thanks to its light weight, strength and recyclability, aluminium is crucial for a sustainable and competitive future. RISE provides specialist support to help overcome these challenges.