With Cnr, Verinlegno is greener

The focus on ecological issues, on the quality of production processes and products has convinced Verinlegno to sign an agreement with the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry of the National Research Council of Sassari (Italy), directed by Professor Mauro Marchetti.
This collaboration is partly casual and partly lucky, motivated by the will to approach the large Chinese market, holding a promise of multiple developments.The relationship with the Italian National Research Council (Cnr) has produced practical and immediately tangible results.  The company’s ability to evaluate basic materials has greatly improved (resins, solvents, additives) and also the awareness of the quality of paint products shipped from the company has matured. New opportunities were made possible, starting from the purchase of the necessary control tools and their calibration.The passage from total trust in suppliers to a conscious analysis of the materials offered by them, changes and improves the nature of the relationship with suppliers.The commitment to research and development, proved by the strong internal structure of the R&D laboratory and the attention to ecological issues, now leads to the development of the relationship with Cnr in the area of research on biocides, active substances capable of preventing aggression by insects, moss and microorganisms in general.
European and international regulatons constantly tend to limit their use.The search for innovative products, for sustainable raw materials, for low-voc processes (volatile organic compounds) are in the dna of the company.  That is why other aspects of the collaboration will involve environmental impact and nanoparticles.
Research at Verinlegno – the result of the high creativity of the internal laboratory and the daily will to solve problematic situations proposed by its customers – finds major support from Cnr.  Research will be structured and strategic, aimed at finding solutions to the most difficult problems that occur with painted surfaces.  The possibility to access the European funding program “Horizon 2020” sponsored by the European Commission and aimed at supporting research for SMBs, will be crucial in this context.
Meanwhile, as it has been pointed out in the “2^nd Formulation Day”, held in Milan (Italy), at Federchimica, on the 19th of May, the example of Verinlegno will be followed by a pool of 15 companies in the chemical industry.Finally, as Professor Mauro Marchetti commented during the meeting, the barrier that has prevented excellent SMBs to submit practical specific questions to actors such as Cnr, starts to break down. Cnr also has in its statute the mission to help businesses respond more appropriately to increasingly urgent market demands and national and international regulations.