The aim of R&D innovAction is to identify innovative solutions to improve the competitive advantages of its customers in terms of compliance with technical and economic sustainability. In particular, it carries out research, development, industrialization and commercialization of innovative products and services at high technological content, mainly in the field of Materials, Process, Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Environment. The activities are carried out both on specific customer needs and on direct initiative of R&D innovAction...
Up-grading of recycled materials to be used in the cable industry
- Context: The growing pressure on price and the availability of critical fossil derivate raw materials, together with the cable design simplification, are increasingly limiting competitiveness of cable production companies.
- Objectives: Development of Post-consumer/industrial waste re-generated Polyolefin base compound, to be used in the production of Power and Telecommunication cables.
- Activities:
- Identify raw material sources suitable for this application,
- Define the production cycle to ensure the necessary quality and productivity requirements,
- Identify industrial partner for the material production as well as of end user partners in order to define their own needs thus saving time to promote the products in the market. - Expected results: Significant reduction of raw material cost for cable manufacturing, less consumption of virgin materials as well as of related energy, improving the product’s Carbon Foot Print.