„We support research activities in Slovakia / The project is co-financed from EU sources“

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Operational Program:

Research & Development

Location of project implementation:

1. VIPO a.s., Gen. Svobodu 1069/4, 958 01 Partizánske, Trenčín District, Western Slovakia
2. VEGUM, a.s., Gumárenská 337, 972 23 Dolné Vestenice, Trenčín District, Western Slovakia

Name of the project:

26220220173 Research on the application potential of renewable and recycled materials and information technologies in the rubber industry.

Project goal:

Enhance Competitiveness of Applicant and Partner # 1 by gaining the knowledge needed to innovate their products in collaboration with academic research institutions.

• Obtaining knowledge from the field of application potential of renewable and recycled materials in the rubber industry.
• Obtaining knowledge of applied research in the field of controlling the mixing and extrusion processes of elastomer mixtures in relation to process parameters resp. product to design an optimized, comprehensive management system for these processes.

Recipient:

VIPO a.s., Gen. Svobodu 1069/4, 958 01 Partizánske

Project start and end dates:

July 2012 – December 2014

Managing authority:

Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic
www.minedu.sk

The Operational Program “Research and Development”
www.asfeu.sk

Amount of contribution provided:
1 381 533,19 EUR