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Final event of LIFE-FLAREX project

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LIFE-FLAREX project, led by AEI TÈXTILS, the Catalan Technical Textiles’ Cluster, will held its final event on June 17th from 10 to 12 CEST . This event will be organized remotely as a webinar. The aim of this webinar is to present the key findings and outcomes from the project and open a debate on the implementation of hazardous chemicals’ substitution strategies and opportunities for the textile industry, in particular for flame retardants (FRs) used in textile finishing processes and other ongoing trends that are applicable to the sector. The webinar will feature keynote speakers from the European...
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  • Jun 08, 2020
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Successful LIFE-FLAREX webinar with more than 200 participants

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More than 200 participants participated in the webinar titled “towards a more sustainable textile industry: case studies toward circular economy” on May 28 th . “Towards a more sustainable textile industry” is a series of workshops and hands-on event co-organized by AEI Tèxtils, the Catalan Technical Textiles’ cluster, and ACCIÓ, the Catalan Government’s agency for enterprise competitiveness. The first edition, organized on February 2019, was a success with over forty participants. The key discussion points were the challenges towards substitution of hazardous chemicals used in textile finishing sector. The...
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  • Jun 08, 2020
  • JosepCasamada

The European Commission visits the LIFE-FLAREX project in Terrassa

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On February 24 th , the European Commission visited the LIFE-FLAREX project during its last monitoring visit along with the IDOM-NEEMO monitoring team. AEI Tèxtils, as project coordinator, welcomed Mr. Manuel Montero, project adviser at EASME – the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises from the European Commission, and Ms. Mariona Salvatella from IDOM-NEEMO, the monitoring team subcontracted by the EC. The visit started with a tour at E.CIMA industrial facilities, one of the two Catalan companies that participated in the industrial demonstration tests of the project earlier this year. The other...
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  • Mar 16, 2020
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AEI Tèxtils participated in an expert workshop from the European Commission towards hazardous chemical substitution

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On January 15 th , AEI Tèxtils , the Catalan technical textiles’ cluster, and LEITAT technological center , member of the cluster, participated, in representation of LIFE-FLAREX project, in an expert workshop on “PFAS and fluorine free alternatives in textiles, upholstery, carpets, leather and apparel”, organized by the Directorate General of Environment from the European Commission (DG-ENV) in Brussels. The workshop was led by the consulting firm Wood along with the European Commission and ECHA . Several authorities presented the views of the Commission and Wood presented the preliminary results from the...
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  • Feb 10, 2020
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Industrial demonstration continues in Catalonia and the partnership launches an awareness raising video about the project

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Over the past two weeks, the industrial demonstrations trials of the LIFE-FLAREX projects were conducted in Catalonia in two companies: BONDITEX and E.CIMA , both members of AEI Tèxtils, the Catalan Technical Textiles’ Cluster. The objective of the industrial trials is to validate the results from lab scale towards safer and environmentally-friendlier flame retardants. AEI Tèxtils coordinated the industrial demonstration with both companies where experts from LEITAT participated in the tests. They collected data for the assessment of exposure, health and environmental impact as responsible for the...
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  • Jan 25, 2020
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LIFE-FLAREX meets in Prague to assess safer flame retardants for the textile industry

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The LIFE-FLAREX consortium gathered in Prague for its sixth project meeting on December 17 th and 18 th . The meeting hosted by CLUTEX was held at ATOK headquarters, one of CLUTEX members. The consortium reviewed in depth the progress of all the actions of the project. Several points were treated with utmost detail; particularly, the ongoing industrial trials where the consortium are gathering the data for the Life Cycle Assessment and the Risk Assessment that will be used to assess the human and environmental risks and impact. The partnership also reviewed the progress on the skin penetration of the...
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  • Jan 19, 2020
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LIFE-FLAREX held the fifth project meeting in Barcelona to assess safer flame retardants for the textile industry

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The LIFE-FLAREX consortium gathered in Barcelona for the fifth project meeting on June 5 th and 6 th . The External Advisory Board of the project attended to this meeting as part of the project strategy to gather vital inputs during this milestone. The members present were Ms. Dunja Drmac, Sustainability Officer at EURATEX, Mr. Eric Sitters, from Flame Retardant Europe association, Prof. Monica Ardanuy, textile professor at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Mr. Denis Mottet, scientific officer at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The project monitor delegated by the European Commission also...
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  • Jun 23, 2019
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LIFE-FLAREX publishes a series of technical and workshop outcomes reports

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The LIFE-FLAREX team is pleased to announce the publication of the pre-industrial applications and technical characterization report. You can download the full public report here: Deliverable B1 – Pre-industrial applications and characterization of FR Also, as part of the strong communication and engagement activities with relevant stakeholders, the LIFE-FLAREX team is pleased to share the reports with the outcomes of the workshops held earlier this year in Barcelona (Spain) and in Kortrijk (Belgium): Report of the Barcelona workshop and group session (in Catalan, executive summary in English) Report of the...
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  • Jun 17, 2019
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SUCCESS IN THE LAST WORKSHOP ON SUBSTITUTION OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY WITH OVER 50 PARTICIPANTS

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A workshop on the substitution of hazardous chemicals in the textile industry brought over 50 people together to discuss the future of flame retardants and water and oil repellents. LIFE-FLAREX joined forces with the Interreg project DURATEX to organise a workshop in Kortrijk, Belgium, on the substitution of hazardous chemicals. The workshop was organised by project partner Centexbel. LIFE-FLAREX focussed on alternatives for flame retardants, while Duratex partners discussed the possibilities of alternative oil and water repellents. The participants came from different sectors, many raw materials suppliers...
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  • Apr 08, 2019
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First LIFE-FLAREX workshop in Catalonia gathered 40 stakeholders to promote innovation and sustainability in the textile sector

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On February 20 th , the Catalan partners of LIFE-FLAREX consortium (AEI Tèxtils as project coordinator, LEITAT and CSIC-IQAC) organized the first regional workshop in Barcelona along with ACCIÓ, the Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness. The workshop gathered around 40 stakeholders from the textile, chemical, research, education and furniture sectors, making a diverse group representing the whole value chain. The workshop started with a brief presentation of AEI Tèxtils, the Catalan Technical Textiles’ cluster and the motivation of the session by Josep Casamada, Project Manager at the cluster. Next,...
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  • Mar 04, 2019
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