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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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AEI Tèxtils, coordinator of LIFE-FLAREX project, participated in a chemical innovation workshop from the European Union

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On January 16 th , AEI Tèxtils, the Catalan technical textiles’ cluster, as LIFE-FLAREX coordinator, participated in a workshop on innovation and strategy definition of chemical products’ management, 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 Lowell center for sustainability from the University of Massachusetts. Several authorities presented the views of the Commission including the Deputy Director of DG-Environment, Joana Drake and the Head of the Chemicals Unit, Cristina de Avila...
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  • Jan 28, 2019
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LIFE-FLAREX met in Italy for networking and to assess safer flame retardants for the textile industry

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The LIFE-FLAREX consortium traveled to Italy on December for the participation at the Boostalps networking event in Milan on December 18 th and to held the project midterm meeting on December 19 th and 20 th in Biella. At Boostalps, representatives from AEI Tèxtils and POINTEX participated in the networking session aimed at finding synergies between the textile industry and the automotive industry for a more prosperous future. The topic of huge relevance for the LIFE-FLAREX consortium. The next days, the consortium met at Citta Study in Biella, home of the Italian cluster POINTEX where the consortium...
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  • Jan 28, 2019
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LIFE-FLAREX participates in an international Fire Safety workshop

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On Monday December 3 rd 2018, the LIFE-FLAREX consortium participated in a Fire Safety workshop organized by the International Association of Fire Safety Science ( IAFSS ) in Brussels. Two partners of the LIFE-FLAREX consortium attended, CENTEXBEL as technical expert and AEI TÈXTILS as the project coordinator. The workshop started with introductory presentations that highlighted the need for fire safety projects with multiple perspectives and using a multidisciplinary approach to address the burdens of fire which are largely unknown by the general public like the cost of fires estimated around 2% of the...
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  • Jan 13, 2019
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LIFE-FLAREX holds its second monitoring meeting in Brussels

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On Wednesday June 6 th 2018, the LIFE-FLAREX consortium held its 3 rd biannual project meeting in Brussels at the delegation of the Catalan Government in the EU. In this occasion, the project welcomed the project monitor from NEEMO, the external support service to the EASME for the LIFE programme. The meeting started with an introduction from NEEMO monitoring team presenting their role within the LIFE programme in assisting the European Commission on the assessment of the progress. Next, the LIFE-FLAREX partners presented the progress of the different actions that have been ongoing during this first year of...
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  • Jun 20, 2018
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