ELA/ELCA
L-to-R: Freek de Bruijn, Jean Pierre Heijster, Wolfgang Seeliger, Laure, Carsten Lies, Eric Pierrejean, Cécile Bedouet, Ricardo del Valle, Aitor Hornés, Emma Arussi, Lena Wollbeck (Source: ELCA/Sébastien D‘Halloy)
United by the common goal of giving the large economic and ecological potential of lightweight technology more visibility in politics, business and science at European, national and regional level, the European Lightweight Association (ELA), Stuttgart/Germany, and the European Lightweight Clusters Alliance (ELCA), Brussels/Belgium, have decided to work together. Complementary expertise of work forms the basis for the future partnership.
Together, the ELCA and the ELA represent a growing network of more than 4,500 companies and more than 600 research institutions from 12 European countries active in lightweight technology across different sectors and industries. This brings together the 2 largest lightweight technology communities in Europe.
The associations want to improve the positioning of lightweight technologies and materials with joint activities and events, in particular to prioritize them on the agenda of the European Commission. Especially with the view to achieve European climate protection goals, lightweight technology has the potential to conserve valuable resources and reduce CO2 emissions.
With this cooperation, the ELCA and the ELA combine their respective strengths: the ELCA has very successfully created a resilient pan-European innovation ecosystem for lightweight technology in recent years. The ELA, on the other hand, is particularly characterized by its close ties to industrial users.
Together, the ELCA and the ELA represent a growing network of more than 4,500 companies and more than 600 research institutions from 12 European countries active in lightweight technology across different sectors and industries. This brings together the 2 largest lightweight technology communities in Europe.
The associations want to improve the positioning of lightweight technologies and materials with joint activities and events, in particular to prioritize them on the agenda of the European Commission. Especially with the view to achieve European climate protection goals, lightweight technology has the potential to conserve valuable resources and reduce CO2 emissions.
With this cooperation, the ELCA and the ELA combine their respective strengths: the ELCA has very successfully created a resilient pan-European innovation ecosystem for lightweight technology in recent years. The ELA, on the other hand, is particularly characterized by its close ties to industrial users.
