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An important part of the industrial fabric of the cross-border region is taken up by companies recycling plastics from the automotive industry. In terms of sustainable development, the project contributes to partially reducing the environmental impact of the industrial activity both in Wallonia and in the Nord-Pas de Calais area, where the plastic producing and processing industry and car manufacturers have a strong presence. The project is entirely based on the complementary expertise of three nanocomposites research centres. The close collaboration between these R&D centres enables the development within the cross-border area of a competence cluster in the field of nanocomposites unmatched both in Belgium and France. These competences are used to develop new ways of adding value to plastics from the automotive industry. The project makes scientific and technical expertise available to SMEs to promote cross-border innovation and a technological development culture within the companies.

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