Profile & expertise
Recticel is the number 1 company in the production of polyurethanes in Europe. Its strengths are the big variety of polyurethane products made for a variety of markets.
As an international industrial player, Recticel wants to make an essential difference in daily comfort for everyone. Relying on his competences, his profound expertise in the transformation of polyurethane chemistry, Recticel is committed to providing responsible answers to the various challenges and needs of our time, and to creating shared value for Recticel and society. In an efficient, sustainable and balanced manner, Recticel aims to add value and achieve steady, profitable growth for all clients and shareholders.
Recticel serves diverse markets, primarily in Europe, which accounts for around 93% of the net sales. Recticel is also active in the USA and Asia, where the company supports his industrial clients in finding innovative, sustainable solutions by implementing ever more responsible and value-creating products and services
Our core portfolio is organised around four application areas: Flexible Foams, Insulation, Bedding and Automotive.
Recticel as the largest European Polyurethane manufacturer driven by its sustainability strategy, wants to take the lead in solving the recycling issues connected to thermoset polyurethanes. At first Recticel wants to be involved in the circular economy and hence will be a manufacturer and user of recycled materials. The company wants to spread the new techniques in the market and has the ambition to be at the cradle of a new era of polyurethanes.
Role in the Project
Recticel is the coordinator of this H2020 project and will drive the PUReSmart project towards a successful realization. As coordinator, Recticel is the intermediary between the partners and the EC and will be the chairman of the general assembly as the steering body of the consortium. Recticel is also chairing the executive board, the body taking care of the day-to-day management of the project consisting of both strategic and operational management tasks.