(Adnkronos) - “Quello che è interessante di questo progetto è che ha una grande valenza per vari settori che sono critici e rilevanti per l'economia, non solo europea ma internazionale, come il settore dell'aerospazio e difesa e sicurezza, a cui noi apparteniamo, ma oggi siamo insieme al settore automotive. Ci sono possibilità di applicazione nel senso dell'utilizzo di queste fibre rigenerate anche nel settore chimico. Quindi, in realtà la valenza è soprattutto per il Paese”. Così Raffaella Luglini, chief sustainability officer di Leonardo, durante l’inaugurazione a Imola del primo impianto italiano per la rigenerazione dei compositi in fibra di carbonio su scala industriale, realizzato da Herambiente, controllata del Gruppo Hera e primo operatore italiano nel recupero e trattamento dei rifiuti.
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00:00As Leonardo, we chose to participate, in fact, to respond to this invitation by Era Ambiente and the ERA group,
00:13because it is perfectly consistent with our strategy, which is to use and reuse, above all, raw materials that have great value,
00:26also in terms of supply. ERA has given us the opportunity to combine our waste of processing,
00:34that is, materials composed of carbon fiber that reside from the processing process of some airstructures,
00:41in materials that can be reused and commercialized for other processes,
00:47virtually closing a circular process of production and processing, with great advantages,
00:56especially from the point of view, not only economic, but also of the environmental impact,
01:00and the possibility of supplying ourselves with raw materials, also critical,
01:05because this process could be reused and applied to other critical raw materials of our process, such as Leonardo,
01:13such as aluminum and titanium.
01:14Let's say that they are, in general, interesting prospects for the industry,
01:19but above all, what is interesting about this project is that it has great value for various sectors,
01:26which are critical and relevant for the European and international economy.
01:30Of course, the area of aerospace, defense and security, to which we belong,
01:35but today we will demonstrate, and we are together with the automotive sector,
01:39there are possibilities of application in the sense of the use of these regenerated fibers,
01:44also in the chemical sector, in the AXOR sector.
01:47So, in reality, the value, I would say, is above all a value for, if we want, for the country,
01:53because there is a possibility of strengthening the supply chain
01:59and reducing dependence, increasing resilience,
02:04and therefore there are advantages, I would say, also of nature,
02:08precisely on the country in general, in the context that you referred to.