Aimplas -
Plastics technology centre
Spain
Stand 45
SOLRESS project
Industrial solvent production currently relies on petrochemical feedstocks, which are volatile, toxic, and have a high carbon footprint. Technically, traditional solvents like ethyl or butyl acetate pose significant environmental and health risks due to high emissions and hazardous chemical compositions.
The SOLRESS project addresses this by replacing fossil-based precursors with second-generation organic waste, such as spent coffee grounds and woody biomass. This shift solves the technical challenge of maintaining high-performance standards (solvency power and stability) in demanding sectors like coatings and cosmetics, while eliminating the dependency on finite, high-toxicity petroleum derivatives.
Aimplas
More than 35 years of experience in the plastics industry. We provide solutions to companies throughout the value chain, from raw material manufacturers to plastic processors and end users.
Our purpose is building a better world by fostering sustainable innovation around plastics to help businesses create wealth and jobs and contribute to social challenges.
We have over 15,000 sqm of facilities with cutting-edge technology, over 35 pilot plants are available to test all plastic processing applications, including thermoplastic, thermoset and composite processing and our laboratories have the highest number of accreditations for plastics according to the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard.