Imagine if the chemicals that stop your sofa from catching fire or keep your plastics flexible were actually toxic to the planet. This project is like a rigorous safety test for new recipes of materials to make sure they are clean from the start. It helps factories swap out dangerous ingredients for safe ones without losing the quality of the final product.
Companies using surfactants, plasticisers, and flame retardants face increasing regulatory pressure to remove toxic 'Substances of Concern'. Currently, there are few viable market alternatives that maintain material performance while meeting safety standards.
A validated set of safe-by-design substances and materials for industrial use, along with a data-sharing system for value chains.
If you are a building material manufacturer dealing with strict bans on toxic flame retardants — this project developed a way to substitute substances of concern with safe alternatives. This ensures your insulation and panels remain compliant with safety laws while staying sustainable.
If you are a 3D printing resin producer dealing with hazardous plasticisers in your formulas — this project developed a validation process for safer materials. This allows you to create high-performance prints that are non-toxic and environmentally friendly.
If you are an injection moulding company dealing with the need to remove hazardous surfactants from your production line — this project developed a method to integrate safe-by-design materials. This reduces your regulatory risk and improves your green credentials.
Based on available project data, specific pricing for the substituted substances is not provided as the project focuses on testing and validation.
The project aims to advance industrial value chains in construction and 3D printing, focusing on use cases already at TRL4 to ensure they can move toward industrial application.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not listed, but the project includes 6 industrial partners and 8 SMEs to manage innovation.
The project focuses on substituting Substances of Concern (SoC) and validating the EC's Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) requirements.
The project runs from 2025-01-01 to 2028-12-31, meaning validated results will be available by the end of 2028.
The consortium is strongly geared toward commercial application, featuring a 38% industry ratio with 6 industrial partners and 8 SMEs. With 16 partners across 13 countries, the project combines academic research (8 entities) with a heavy emphasis on small-to-medium enterprises, suggesting a high likelihood of the results being translated into marketable products.
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