ELCA – European Lightweight Cluster Alliance
Elca is a 2-year project funded under the “COSME” programme.
The aim of the project is to prepare an international marketing strategy by a consortium created by five European industry clusters, establish cooperation between member companies of all clusters, prepare a joint offer and establish contacts with automotive, aero&aeronautics, railway and maritime concerns and also to promote European solutions in the field of light structures in transport, which aims at the reduction of CO2 emission and increase recycling, and thus fits into the concept of the circular economy.
InnoCarbEnergy – Feasibility Study
InnoCarbEnergy aims to establish large-scale carbon fibre research from precursor production to the finished component in Lusatia (Germany) as a structural change project for the upcoming coal phase-out. The feasibility study serves to evaluate the technical,...
“Composites will be the basis for the trains of the future” – interview with Jordi Salud
Jordi Salud / Interempresas Jordi Salud, CEO and founder of Refisa (MAV – Advanced Materials Cluster of Catalonia member), has been innovating and manufacturing parts with composite materials for the railway industry from Lleida for 30 years. With the headquarters in...
Eurecat will develop advanced materials to build lighter and more sustainable trains
The Eurecat (MAV – Advanced Materials Cluster of Catalonia member) technology center coordinates the CARBODIN project "Car Body Shells, Doors and Interiors" which will contribute to the manufacture of lighter and more energy-sustainable...