03 Jul 2023 News
The 6th edition of the International Conference on Natural Fibers has come to a close, leaving behind a trail of impressive achievements and groundbreaking research in its wake. This prestigious event brought together experts, researchers, and industry professionals from 39 countries.
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01 Jun 2023 News
Fibrenamics, a research center affiliated with the University of Minho, is at the forefront of automotive innovation with the LH4Auto project. This project, developed in partnership with Simoldes Plásticos, Stellantis and 2C2T, has reached an important milestone by creating automotive components with heating and lighting properties by implementing electroluminescent inks and state-of-the-art conductive materials. This innovative approach brings several advantages over traditional technologies, most notably a homogeneous and flexibly implemented distribution of light and heat.
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10 Jan 2023 News
Fibrenamics, a leading institute for fiber-based solutions and composites, announced the success of the TerryPlanet project, in partnership with Mundotêxtil. The project, which aimed to develop innovative terry cloth based on circular economy principles, was a major step towards exploring sustainable strategies in the production of terry cloth, a type of structure often used in bath towels.
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07 Dec 2022 News
In an interview for Fibrenamics, Carla Silva, Project Manager in the R&D Department at Simoldes, highlights the drivers that allowed Simoldes to differentiate itself from the competition and meet the demanding requirements of the automotive industry.
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08 Nov 2022 News
Fibrenamics, one of the biggest Portuguese technological centers of technical and scientific innovation in natural fibers and composite materials, in partnership with Açorgeo, CIMPA, and the Gaspar Frutuoso Foundation of the University of the Azores, launched an innovative project aimed at protecting the biodiversity of the Azores.
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12 Sep 2022 News
In an interview with Fibrenamics, Cláudia Costa, R&D Manager at Surforma, expresses her opinion on issues such as product biodegradability and circularity of waste in companies.
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29 Jul 2022 News
During the Webinar "Nature: Inspiring Source of Technology", Paula Ferreira, Researcher Coordinator of the CICECO laboratory, at the University of Aveiro, admitted that it is essential to look for alternatives in nature to current solutions, that can allow the maintaining, in some way, of the good operation of society and companies in particular.
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26 Jul 2022 News
In conversation with Raul Fangueiro, President of the Fibrenamics Association, António Cunha, President of CCDR-N, glimpsed the future of technology and stressed the importance it will have for the fulfillment of the commitment of the Human Being to the planet.
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21 Jul 2022 News
In exclusive for Fibrenamics, José Manuel Ribeiro, LIPOR's Chairman of the Board of Directors answer several questions about the potentiality of waste and product circularity, generated by several industrial sectors.
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