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mechanical properties, excellent pro-
cess capabilities, and ‘unsurpassed
circularity’, said Aarsen. The material
has been through rigorous quality and
performance assessments by multiple
institutes and 3D printing companies
confirming the mechanical properties,
processing properties, and flame re-
tardancy of the material. 10XL has al-
ready integrated r-UM3D into its pro-
duction processes, using it to create
boats, bridges, and street furniture.
The new material has been hailed as a
‘game-changer’ in the additive manu-
facturing industry, the company said.
Moreover, the low-emission electri-
cally powered autonomous ferry also
provides a sustainable solution for re-
plastics, to 3D print the ferry. Both and build' circular hulls that 'serve as ducing city congestion and emissions
10XL and Holland Shipyards Group the foundation for electrical boats, and help cities make better use of the
are located in Hardinxveld-Giessen- fully embracing eco-friendly solu- waterways.
dam - a shipbuilding industry hub in tions’, according to the company’s The ferry will be deployed on the
the Netherlands. 10XL’s ‘reboot’ phi- founders. Seine river in the summer of 2024, at
losophy reflects its striving to recon- Made from PCW obtained through a a location that has not yet been an-
figure boat-building practices to en- reliable supply chain - namely, through nounced, in the vicinity of the major
able circular production. The mission Umincorp Recycling's new Rotterdam sporting events.
of the company is to 'design, engineer, plant - r-UM3D offers outstanding

AIMPLAS' BioICEP Project turns non-biodegradable plastics into new biobased
materials

The Plastics Technology Centre has
applied methods based on micro-
waves and reactive extrusion that
accelerate biodegradation of conven-
tional plastics.
The goal of the project is to devel-
op sustainable and environmentally
friendly alternatives to traditional pe-
troleum-based plastics.
The project used a cascade process
by applying and combining chemical
and biological methods to turn fossil-
based plastic waste into natural, bio-
degradable substitutes to be used in
IMPLAS has carried out thetic plastics into biodegradable the packaging and pharma industries.
Achemical and biotechnologi- bioplastics.
cal pretreatments to turn syn- The role of AIMPLAS in the project

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