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Christian Carlsson
Enhetschef
Contact ChristianDesign and material selection for sustainable plastics
Material and design choices determine whether your plastic product meets requirements for performance, cost and recyclability. Every decision affects how the product performs in production, in use and in its next life cycle. We help you answer the critical questions and develop solutions that are tested and proven to work in practice.
Develop, test and verify plastic products and materials at laboratory and pilot scale, ready for scale-up. We support you in selecting the right materials, optimising design and ensuring that solutions perform in real-world conditions.
Expertise in design and material selection for sustainable plastics
The most critical decisions are made early, but their impact extends across the entire product life cycle. Here you can explore our core areas of expertise and how we help you move from material selection and design to solutions that work in practice.
Materials science and polymer chemistry
Selecting the right material determines whether your product meets requirements for performance, durability and recyclability, as well as how it performs in production and in its next life cycle.
We analyse polymers, additives and material properties to understand how they influence performance, durability and processability. This includes identifying suitable materials, evaluating recycled feedstocks or understanding why a material is not performing as expected.
At laboratory and pilot scale, you can develop and test materials through compounding, injection moulding and extrusion, ensuring they perform as expected before scaling up.
Explore further:
🔗 Polymer material analysis (FTIR, DSC, TGA and more): Understand how materials are identified, characterised and analysed in practice, for example in material selection, quality control or failure investigations.
🔗 Testing, verification and certification of polymeric materials and products: See how materials and products are tested against requirements for performance, safety and durability, including accredited testing for market readiness.
🔗 Design and optimisation of plastic and composite materials for batteries: An example of how material selection is optimised for demanding applications, where polymers must withstand aggressive chemical environments, temperature variation and long-term performance requirements.
Design for circularity and sustainability
How you design your product determines how it performs throughout its life cycle, from material use and production to use and end-of-life.
We help you make design decisions that work in practice, balancing material selection, construction and chemical content against requirements for performance, cost and circularity.
Material and design choices also determine which recycling processes are possible at end-of-life. By aligning design, materials and additives, you can ensure that products function both in production and in recycling systems.
Explore further:
🔗Ecodesign for more sustainable products: Explains how to reduce environmental impact across the full product life cycle through informed design decisions, including material selection, resource efficiency and life cycle assessment.
🔗 Circular design – an enabler for plastic and textile recycling: Shows how design decisions directly influence recyclability and how products can be designed for reuse, disassembly and efficient recycling.
🔗 Plastic recycling and the use of recycled plastics: Provides insight into how recycled materials can be integrated into new products and what is required for them to function in real applications.
Examples from real-world applications
This is how material selection and design are applied in practice, from early concepts to solutions that perform in production and circular systems.
Projects:
🔗 Repaint: Demonstrates how recycled plastic materials can be optimised to meet demanding requirements for surface quality, durability and coating performance in applications such as the automotive industry.
🔗 Re-Membrane: Explores how recycled plastics can be used in construction materials while maintaining functionality, for example in membranes, where material choices must meet strict requirements for performance and durability.
Take the next step from decision to verified solution
Choosing the right material and design is rarely about a single answer, but about understanding what works in your specific application and production environment.
Together with us, you can test, develop and verify solutions at laboratory and pilot scale before scaling up. This reduces risk, saves time and provides a stronger basis for decision-making.
Would you like to discuss your product or challenge? Get in touch for an initial conversation.
