European Commission - Environment

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Mons University

UMONS has around 100 different degree programs on offer to its 8000 students at Bachelor, Master and PhD level in diverse fields such as Material Science, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, etc. 

Research at UMONS is carried out by more than 850 researchers in some 100 departments within 10 research institutes. Each Institute brings together the skills of experienced researchers, post-docs and PhD students from several UMONS faculties.

Thereby, our researchers are provided with increased visibility among international organizations and donors.

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SCRL Igneos

Igneos is a boutique management consulting firm, focused mainly on B2B, B2Channel and public institutions. Leveraging its proven customer-centric and participative management process, bringing together an international team of experts with rich and diverse backgrounds, Igneos develops customer centric strategies and tactics to generate sustainable profit and results.

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S.A. Spadel

Spadel is a European independent family group that produces and markets three ranges of natural water-based drinks: natural mineral waters and spring waters, flavoured natural waters, and still & sparkling lemonades with 100% natural ingredients.

Spadel’s vision is to be regional leader in the natural drinks market. As a family business sustainable development is unquestionably anchored in our mission and strategy, and we aim to be a leader in what we do.

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N.V. Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, and a leading company in emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins and algae ingredients.

Corbion develop sustainable ingredient solutions to improve the quality of life for people today and for future generations.

For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality and performance.

Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting edge technologies work for them.

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S.A. Belfius

As a Belfius customer, you contribute to the country’s progress

At Belfius, we believe in the potential of the 11 million talents in our country. Every day, we work to bring to life your ideas, services, technologies ... which strengthen the economy and create jobs. The savings which you entrust to us are reinvested in loans to individuals and to entrepreneurs as well as to public and social institutions.

Our vocation and our desire is to be and to remain the driving force of the Belgian economy, and to collaborate with companies and public authorities on multiple "Smart Belgium" projects in order to develop a sustainable society for tomorrow.

Together we can establish a better quality of life for everyone. With your trust, your dynamism and the expertise and passion of our employees, we are creating new opportunities for our country.

Suez

Only 2% of plastic packaging consumed worldwide every year incorporates any recycled plastic content. At SUEZ, we have the technology and know-how to produce recycled plastic, of a quality equivalent to that of virgin plastic, made from plastic bottles collected from consumers.

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Greenwin

GreenWin, the Walloon innovation cluster dedicated to biobased economy, green chemistry, innovative construction materials and environmental technologies, has launched a new platform dedicated to the industrial transition of plastic production into a circular economy: PEPIT (more information here) for Polymer Ecocicularity Platform for an Industrial Transition. MecaTech and Plastiwin and 7 Research centres are partners of this project.

More information here or contact us via info@pepit.tech

Agoria

Agoria means progress through technology. We are paving the way for all technology-inspired companies in Belgium pursuing progress internationally through the development or application of innovations and which, together, represent some 300,000 employees.

Agoria are proud that more than 1,800-member companies trust in the three pillars of our services: consulting, business development and the creation of an optimal business environment. 

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Fost Plus

Fost Plus is responsible for promoting, coordinating and financing the selective collecting, sorting and recycling of household packaging waste in Belgium.

As a major player in packaging design for recycling, Fost Plus wants to help its members with their engagement of finding a recyclable solution for all their packaging being put on the market.

We invite all the members who want to work with us on the design for recycling of their packaging to contact prevention@fostplus.be

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Leybold Nederland B.V.

As a pioneer of vacuum technology, Leybold offers a wide range of vacuum components, standardized and fully customized vacuum solutions, complemented by vacuum technology accessories and instrumentation. Our core capabilities center on the development of application- and customer-specific systems for the creation of vacuums and extraction of processing gases. 

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Coca Cola Belgium

Our packaging plays an essential role in maintaining the quality and safety of our drinks. We’re taking action to ensure that none of our packaging ends up as litter or in the oceans.

We’re committed to leading the way towards a circular economy where 100% of our packaging is collected, reused or recycled.

We work with our packaging suppliers to minimise the impact of our packaging on the environment by designing it for recyclability, aiming to continually reduce its weight and increase its recycled and renewable content.  

Xplore Instruments B.V.

Xplore Instruments manufactures compounders and post die processing equipment, who can compound very small amounts of polymeric material. From 40 ml, 15ml down to just 5ml, that can be efficiently compounded, injection molded to produce a tensile test bar, spun to a (multi filament) fiber or casted into film or tape samples, in just a matter of minutes. Enabling scientists to analyze dozens of different formulations per day, hence generating much more scientific publications in a shorter time frame. Our high quality instruments are utilized for feasibility studies, formulation development and technical marketing issues.

Plastics News Europe

The leading English-language trade publication for the plastics industry in Europe, Plastics News Europe serves the plastics processing sector throughout Europe, including the growing industry in Central and Eastern Europe. Published by Crain Communications and with editorial staff in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, Plastics News Europe is the premier source for European plastics industry information. It also organizes a series of leading international conferences.

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Total circular compounds

Today, the Circular Economy provides a significant new challenge to the plastics industry : how to serve the same high value applications with materials that are not any more produced from highly pure chemical feedstock but from comingled and polluted waste.

Total actively contribute to enlarge the accessible market of recyclates by producing boosters, highly performing virgin resins and developing superior recycling technologies while cooperating with the whole value chain.

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Certech ASBL

Certech is a RTO active for more than 20 years in the field of recycling and waste recovery.

Mechanical Recycling (P to P):
- Thermoplastic compounding/processing
- Shredded composites valorisation
- Characterisation / technical data sheet
- Odour management of recyclates

Chemical Recycling (P to L, P to C, P to G):
- Conversion of non-recycled waste into oil, waxes, fuels, and industrial feedstocks
- Thermo-chemical recycling (pyrolysis, depolymerisation, solvolysis)
- Alternative feedstock (ultimate & bio waste, urban mining, …)
- Enrichment of key raw materials from complex waste streams

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Bioplastics magazine

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Macplas