Concluding one year of the FreeMe project, partners were eager to meet again for the 3rd consortium meeting that took place in Thessaloniki, Greece on June 15th and 16th 2023. The meeting was organized in hybrid mode, with physical participation […]
Hexavalent chromium is a toxic and carcinogenic chemical that is commonly used in the plating on plastics (PoP) process, during the surface etching step, as well as the electroplating step to achieve a decorative or protective finish on plastic parts. […]
Plating on plastics is one of the main plating processes that is currently used to achieve the metallization of plastic substrates. However, this process is associated with several environmental concerns. Specifically: The use of hexavalent chromium, a toxic and carcinogenic […]
The first citizen engagement event on plating technologies and safe- and sustainable-be-design approach was organized by our partner Creative Nano at the end of September. The event was open to the public and it was a great opportunity to present […]
