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The staff of our Technological Centre is made up of 64% women, most of whom hold positions of high responsibility. Currently, some sectors, such as water treatment, energy storage or digital, continue to have more men than women, although this is beginning to change. [caption id="attachment_15305" align="aligncenter" width="907"] CETIM scientists.[/caption] This Sunday, 11th February, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an opportunity to...

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CETIM, in collaboration with the industrial fabric, developed a new binding material from construction and demolition waste and iron and steel slag, to minimise the environmental impact associated with the production of this type of material [caption id="attachment_15185" align="aligncenter" width="570"] CETIM's Sustainable Construction Materials Laboratory.[/caption] One of the main challenges facing the construction sector is to find alternatives to Portland cement, a material with significant environmental burdens....

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Extraco is a construction company that began its operations in 1969. After positioning itself as a reference company in Galicia in its early years, today it is one of the 50 companies in the construction sector of revenue and presence at both national and international levels. Today we learn about its formula for success, its evolution over the years and perspective on the future challenges...

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BIORECOVER, the project that we have coordinated and led at our Technological Centre, is coming to an end with ambitious results, as we have managed to recover metals of high economic value such as magnesium and yttrium from waste of different origins. [caption id="attachment_15207" align="aligncenter" width="602"] CETIM Bioprocess Laboratory.[/caption] In 2019 we started a journey from CETIM coordinating and leading an initiative for the recovery of critical...

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In CETIM, we are responsible for the R&D project of three types of complex and composite materials from various local waste, with the aim of achieving demountable construction solutions for the renovation of heritage wall, floor and ceiling. [caption id="attachment_15216" align="aligncenter" width="692"] HERIT4AGES testeará y validará las tecnologías desarolladas en cinco ‘living labs’.[/caption] Historical heritage throughout Europe represents an important part of our cultural identity. For decades,...

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MOFsDEL will develop electrochemical technologies that will improve costs and optimise current desalination processes [caption id="attachment_15228" align="aligncenter" width="634"] Moncofa desalination plant, built and operated by Lantania.[/caption] Lantania Aguas and CETIM Tecnological Centre are working on the creation of a technique that reduces the production cost of desalinated water. For it, the Lantania Group company and our Technological Centre will develop disruptive electrochemical technologies with low energy consumption...

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The research on the recovery of critical raw materials that we started in 2019 comes to an end with the celebration of a conference where the Head of ECO BIO Technologies at CETIM, Cristina Martínez, will disseminate the results obtained in our Technological Centre. The project H2020 BIORECOVER, led and coordinated by CETIM, comes to an end with an event that will bring together the scientific...

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Our Technological Centre will once again participate in the European forum that connects talent, scientific-technological development, access to investment and business. CETIM will participate again this year in Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, which will be held on 20th, 21st and 22nd March at the Trade Fairs and Congress Centre of Malaga (FYCMA). The event's Organising Committee has already announced that this...

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Ángeles Vázquez, the second vice-president of the Xunta de Galicia and Regional Minister for the Environment, Territory, and Housing, visited our facilities this morning. During the visit, she gained firsthand insights into our Technology Centre's dedication to environmental initiatives. [caption id="attachment_15096" align="aligncenter" width="872"] From left to right, Sagrario Pérez, General Director of Environmental Quality, Sustainability and Climate Change; Ángeles Vázquez, Second Vice-President of the Xunta de...

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The Centre of Excellence for Competitiveness in Circular Economy, which we will develop in the estuary of O Burgo, will have 8,000 square metres and a budget of more than 7 million euros. José Ramón Gómez Besteiro visited our facilities this morning and saw first-hand the activity that we have been developing for 10 years. [caption id="attachment_15068" align="aligncenter" width="737"] From left to right, Toni Pons, General Director...

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