Luxembourg’s Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM) is set to receive a boost from a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Luxinnovation and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST).
The MoU aims to strengthen business development activities and community engagement, and foster interactions between several stakeholders to accelerate the development and usage of sustainable composite materials by industries.
The SCMM, launched in December 2022, is targeting sustainable and ultra-lightweight composite materials suitable for a variety of mobility applications in the rail, space, aeronautics, and future urban air mobility sectors in order to combat the effects of climate change and achieve the net zero emission targets by 2050.
This cooperation agreement will see LIST lead the partnership development activities, while Luxinnovation will facilitate interactions between the centre, industry players, and the Ministry of the Economy, and support the development of the centre through outreach activities.
Major automotive, aerospace, aeronautics and rail transport manufacturers in Europe, including Toyota, Airbus, Thales Alenia Space, and Alstom, are already involved in the initiative.
