Smart2ReDuCe is a project we are working on at our Technological Centre to contribute to the Circular Economy and the decarbonisation of the sector, converting waste into new sustainable materials for construction. The construction and operation of buildings accounts for almost 40% of the depletion of natural resources and generates 25% of the world's waste. Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) has become one of the main...
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At CETIM we are developing an integral and sustainable process for the transformation of potato production by-products into high quality mycoproteins, thus improving the economic and environmental cost of the sector. [caption id="attachment_15652" align="aligncenter" width="627"] CETIM Microbiology Laboratory.[/caption] In 2023, 1,981,742 tonnes of potatoes were produced in Spain, according to data collected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Galicia produced 363,139 tonnes, being the Autonomous...
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The DICKENS project has the collaboration of our Technology Centre and the companies ENCE, MASTERS BUILDERS, QMC, BRUPER, OMAR COATINGS, TECNOCAUCHO and CARINSA to offer environmental and economic solutions to the traditional processes of obtaining polymer composites. In recent years, numerous studies and reports show that plastic consumption has been increasing in most countries. In addition to this, the values of bioeconomy, circular economy and reduction...
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The benchmark forum for the biotechnology and life sciences industry returns once again on 12 and 13 June to the Mar de Vigo Auditorium. Save the date! The second edition of the Biodays comes to the Mar de Vigo Auditorium on 12 and 13 June. CETIM will participate one more year in the reference forum of the biotechnology industry in the European Atlantic area organised by...
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The main annual meeting of connection and cooperation between Technology Centres, research organisations and companies united by technology returns to Madrid on 13 and 14 June. Next 13th and 14th June Meetech Spain returns, the event organised by the Spanish Federation of Technology Centres every year at the MEEU Space in Madrid. CETIM will be represented through the Atiga stand. Meetech Spain is one of the main...
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For World Water Day, we show you that the challenges currently facing water resources can be overcome thanks to the development of new technologies that improve the processes for obtaining and treating water. LIFE GREEN SEWER, NICE and RESURGENCE are examples of how reused water can be obtained, reducing environmental impact and economic costs. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://cetim.es/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dia-Mundial-del-Agua-4.mp4"][/video] World Water Day has been celebrated since 1993 to remind...
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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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