Projects of strategic importance in 2022

Radici InNova operates on the basis of a multistakeholder collaboration logic , involving the companies of RadiciGroup, research institutes, clusters and qualified partners able to provide infrastructure resources and technical and scientific support for the implementation of projects.

Every year, the consortium carries out numerous projects. In 2022, the main action lines were:

The Circular Economy , with studies and experiments on different forms of nylon recycling, in particular on identifying the best solutions for processing post-consumer mixed thermoplastics.

Ecodesign , with experiments in collaboration with customers and suppliers to support a successful, yet sustainable economic model such as the circular model right from product conception.

Nylon-based biopolymers , with special work on the characterisation of biopolymers already in the Group's portfolio for the fibre (clothing) and technopolymers (automotive) sectors, and research into new bio-based polymer matrices.

Filtration materials , especially polypropylene nonwovens for the automotive sector for cabin air filtration and air conditioning systems.

Also strategic for Radici InNova in 2022 were a number of topics with a medium to long-term horizon, which are essential for the ecological transition.

Firstly, the mass balance approach , to support the recovery of mixed fractions of plastics, particularly polyolefins, which are difficult to recycle today.

Secondly, chemical safety, in the spirit of the European principle of “safe and sustainable by design ”, where RadiciGroup works to integrate safety, sustainability and functionality of products and processes throughout their life cycle.