Projects in plastics

A sudden halt in deliveries or a sharp increase in demand for a product can make society more vulnerable and threaten lives and health. During the pandemic, it became clear that Sweden was struggling to maintain domestic supplies of critical materials and products during a crisis. The current syste…

The amount of textile waste consisting of polyester–cotton blends (polycotton) is close to one hundred million tonnes annually, most of which is currently incinerated or sent to landfill. The household products industry, in turn, relies largely on virgin fossil-based plastics, amounting to hundreds…

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The project aims to develop a reliable contact free NDT method of plastic components using microwave techniques.

The natural substance lignin, which gives strength to trees and plants, is a by-product of pulp production, This project, called ZeoLignin, studies the use of lignin to produce zeolites, which play a critical role in improving plastic recycling processes.

Efficient material recycling of fibre reinforced polymers (composites) is necessary to improve the resource efficiency and circularity of complex EoL materials. Thermochemical recycling via pyrolysis followed by recycling of the material in new composites can enable this. 

What are the opportunities to extend the life of ski helmets and contribute to increased circular flows? This project explored circular opportunities and their economic and environmental benefits for helmets used for rental.

How can disposable products in healthcare be collected and recycled safely and sustainably? This project conducted practical experiments that formed the basis for proposals on circular business models.

Which plastic car parts can be reused, and which parts can be material recycled into new car parts in a safe and resource-efficient way? These are important questions for the automotive industry, questions that are addressed in the CIRCUS project.

Sustainable and climate-neutral construction is important for the construction industry, which has a large carbon footprint. The project will develop and manufacture construction products containing recycled plastic with high quality and a long life span in accordance with current quality labels an…

Many building materials for both infrastructure and house construction contain large amounts of plastic. In this project, we focus on membranes that will seal against water, and the project will investigate whether recycled plastic can be used in moisture and vapor barriers and in tunnel membranes …

SuRF-LSAM lays the foundation for tomorrow’s global network of circular economy microfactories.

From beach litter to microplastics is run by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute in collaboration with RISE and Havets Hus in Lysekil. The project investigates what happens to all the plastic debris that washes ashore on our beaches. 

The purpose is to prepare the establishment of an industrial plant for the production of the monomer and the chemical bishydroxyethyl terephthalate (BHET) which uses PET plastic from sorted packaging as a raw material. PET from sorting plants in Scandinavia will be used circularly by becoming a new…

The SVIS project took a holistic approach to a more sustainable production of vehicle interior components and involved suppliers from all relevant areas. The project aims was to create anoverall competence within the consortium around design for recycling and design with recycled materials, recycli…

About 50% of consumer plastic packaging consists of film but only one third that is sorted out can today be materials recycled, while the rest, that includes multimaterial laminate films, is incinerated. This project has investigated recyclable alternatives that holds the potential to increase the …