Laboratories
Laboratory of Microscopy
An expertise at the micro/nano scale
- To visualise and examine the lignocellulosic materials
- To identify the fibres and the minerals used in biosourced materials
- To understand the impact of production processes on the fibres and their derivatives
- To analyse the production defaults
- To produce some microphotographs to illustrate the scientific results
Flushability Laboratory
Supporting the development of your disposable hygiene products
- A wide range of toilet and drainline clearance test configurations, dispersion and sedimentation tests, and household and municipal pump test rigs
- A skilled operational team for fully confidential testing
- The only independent laboratory recognized in Europe by the EDANA and INDA associations to attest to the flushability of non-woven disposable products
Microbiological Analysis Laboratory
Health, food contact compliance and safety of paper/board products
- Measure microbiological contamination of paper/board products
- Evaluate the microbiological quality of materials
- Check the fungus resistance of materials
- Guarantee the microbiological safety of a packaging intended for food contact
Sensory Analysis Laboratory
Odour, Flavour, Softness
- Guarantee that the organoleptic properties of a foodstuff are not altered by its packaging
- Evaluate an off-flavour potentially transmitted to food through direct or indirect contact with a paper/board material
- Evaluate the odour of a paper/board material that will be in contact with food
- Estimate the softness of tissue papers or products
The Laboratory Truck
Mobile laboratory for operations on industrial sites
- Operate on industrial sites with high-performance technical equipment suitable for water analyses
- Collect, measure, condition and analyse samples in minimal time
- Perform physicochemical, biochemical and microbiological assessments of water circuits and wastewater treatment plants.
Effluent Treatment
Water management and effluent treatment laboratory
- Measure, condition and analyse samples of effluents and discharges
- Perform effluent treatment tests; verify compliance of discharges
- Assess water circuits and the performance of wastewater treatment plants
- Condition and recover (for energy) wastewater treatment plant sludge and paper/board by-products
Chemical analysis laboratory
Chemical characterisation, food contact, compliance and product safety
- Perform qualitative and quantitative tests of the organic and inorganic compounds in your paper/board pro-ducts, additives, effluents, black liquors, etc
- Identify and quantify the presence of chemical contaminants according to the applicable regulatory frameworks
- Check and verify the quality, safety and compliance of your products according to a specific statutory docu-ment or set of requirements
Laboratory for Physical Properties Testing
How will you characterise your papers and boards?
- Structural tests
- Optical properties
- Mechanical strength
- Air permeability, absorption of liquids
- Smoothness, roughness, wear
Printed electronics laboratory
Facilities adapted to the needs of paper electronics
- Print substrates with functional (conductive, resistive, dielectric, electroluminescent, etc.) inks or barrier inks
- Print RFID antennas using conventional printing facilities
- Create electroluminescent surfaces
Printability Laboratory
Adapted, customised devices
- Print in the laboratory
- Evaluate the printability of all substrates: paper, board, plastic, textiles
- Study the relations between ink and paper
- Develop the quality and machinability of print substrates
Laboratory for Fibres Analyses
Characterisation of lignocellulosic fibres from wood and annual plants
- To measure the dimensional and morphological characteristics of fibres
- To analyse statistically these characteristics
- To compare the fibrous elements of different biosourced materials
- To understand the impact of processes on lignocellulosic fibres