VTT partners with Think Beyond Plastic network

THE Finnish visionary research, development and innovation partner, VTT announced its collaboration with the Think Beyond Plastic's User Facility Network. In a report, the firm said it will provide R&D services to innovators and entrepreneurs in the New Plastic Economy Innovation Center working to speed up the development of innovations in circular plastics.

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Think Beyond Plastic takes on a global multi-disciplinary effort to commercialize research and innovation eliminating plastic pollution and its health impacts, and to advance the circular economy for plastics – the New Plastics Economy. It launched User Facility Network to accelerate the pace of discovery and innovation, and also to de-risk corporate investments in R&D, innovation and prototyping. Its purpose is to offer innovators access to equipment and facilities for testing, experimentation and, for example, minimum viable prototype (MVP) development.

VTT will help bridge the gap between laboratory-scale development and the commercial production of solutions like new materials and increased recycling of plastics. VTT's R&D infrastructure includes a selection of lab- and bench-scale plants, as well as pilot plants, serving the major steps of the development chain. – Source: VTT