Ivana GlisevicIvana GlisevicProject managerProject manager

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"NUMIX": lightweight aggregate for "NUMIX": lightweight aggregate for concrete from recycling of plastic waste concrete from recycling of plastic waste

CIP Eco-InnovationCIP Eco-InnovationPilot and market replication projectsPilot and market replication projects

Call 2008Call 2008

Competitivness and Innovation Framework Programme Competitivness and Innovation Framework Programme

2007- 2013 (3,6 billion 2007- 2013 (3,6 billion €)€)

Intelligent Energy-Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme Europe Programme ((IEEIEE))

Information and Information and Communication Technology Communication Technology Policy Support Programme Policy Support Programme ((ICT-PSPICT-PSP))

Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme Innovation Programme ((EIPEIP))

(60% of total CIP budget)(60% of total CIP budget)

Enterprise Europe NetworkEnterprise Europe Network

Innovation projects and eco-innovation first Innovation projects and eco-innovation first application and market replication projectsapplication and market replication projects

Financial instrumentsFinancial instruments

Policy analyses, development and coordinationPolicy analyses, development and coordination

Four main Four main instrumentsinstruments

CIPCIP

Eco-innovation in the Entrepreneurship andEco-innovation in the Entrepreneurship andInnovation Programme (EIP)Innovation Programme (EIP)

Eco-innovationEco-innovation

Pilot and marketPilot and marketreplication projectsreplication projects

Network Network of actors of actors

FinancialFinancialinstrumentsinstruments

• First Application and Market replication projects ~ €195 million (2008-First Application and Market replication projects ~ €195 million (2008-2013)2013)

• Committed budget for call 2008 was € 27.85 million Committed budget for call 2008 was € 27.85 million • 44 out of 134 project proposals selected (majority recycling projects)44 out of 134 project proposals selected (majority recycling projects)• 75% SMEs among participants75% 75% SMEs among participants75% • ~180 partners in total ~180 partners in total • 26 countries involved26 countries involved

Pilot and marketPilot and marketreplication projectsreplication projects

call 2008 call 2008

CETMACETMA-Brindisi –Brindisi –

Research CenterResearch Center

Centro Riciclo VedelagoCentro Riciclo Vedelago- Treviso -- Treviso -Company operating in the field of Company operating in the field of plastic recyclingplastic recycling

DFS Montenegro DFS Montenegro EngineeringEngineering

-Podgorica – Podgorica –

Engineering company Engineering company operating in sectors: operating in sectors: infrastructure, energy and infrastructure, energy and environmentenvironment

ACCIONA ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS S.AINFRAESTRUCTURAS S.A

-Madrid –Madrid –

European leader in construction European leader in construction and civil infrastructureand civil infrastructure

SGI Studio Galli SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria SpAIngegneria SpA

-Padova –Padova –

Engineering company operating in Engineering company operating in the sectors: water, environment, the sectors: water, environment, energy, civil engineering and energy, civil engineering and transporttransport

NUMIX NUMIX

Title:Title: High performance lightweight aggregate for concrete from recycling of plastic wasteHigh performance lightweight aggregate for concrete from recycling of plastic wasteAcronym:Acronym: NUMIX NUMIXStart:Start: 1 July 2009 - End: 30 June 2012 1 July 2009 - End: 30 June 2012Budget:Budget: 1.275.556 € 1.275.556 €

II To promote an industrial process based on using the scrap resulting from the To promote an industrial process based on using the scrap resulting from the sorting of recycled plastics (from both solid urban and sorting of recycled plastics (from both solid urban and industrial/craftmade/commercial waste), to produce:industrial/craftmade/commercial waste), to produce:

IIII To develop a sizeable European market.To develop a sizeable European market.

1. expanded granules1. expanded granules to be used as aggregate for lightened structural and non-to be used as aggregate for lightened structural and non-structural concrete, substituting the expanded clay;structural concrete, substituting the expanded clay;

2. densified flakes2. densified flakes to be used as aggregate for mortar and as raw material for to be used as aggregate for mortar and as raw material for product 1.product 1.

Project objectivesProject objectives

Benefit the environment by reducing the percentage of scrap resulting Benefit the environment by reducing the percentage of scrap resulting from the sorting of recycled plastics destined to incineration.from the sorting of recycled plastics destined to incineration.

Make available to construction industry a reliable, innovative,Make available to construction industry a reliable, innovative, environmentally friendly, economically viable and competitive alternative environmentally friendly, economically viable and competitive alternative

for lightweight concrete and mortar production.for lightweight concrete and mortar production.

Create partnerships among European industries, involving industry Create partnerships among European industries, involving industry operating in the field of:operating in the field of:

recycled plastic, which will be made able to produce the expandedrecycled plastic, which will be made able to produce the expanded

granules,granules,concrete manufacturing, which will produce lightened concrete andconcrete manufacturing, which will produce lightened concrete and

mortar containing the innovative aggregates,mortar containing the innovative aggregates,concrete manufacturing, end-user of the building product containing the concrete manufacturing, end-user of the building product containing the innovative aggregates.innovative aggregates.

Expected resultsExpected results

Market barriersMarket barriers

Higher material and Higher material and production costproduction cost

Lack of sufficient valid and Lack of sufficient valid and generally acceptedgenerally accepted

guidelines, rules andguidelines, rules andstandardsstandards

Common scepticism relatedCommon scepticism relatedto new products properties,to new products properties,

such as design/structuralsuch as design/structuralperformance and durabilityperformance and durability

Thank you Thank you for your attention!for your attention!

ivana.glisevic@dfs-engineering.comivana.glisevic@dfs-engineering.com