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Metallic carbides and the Irta sign an agreement to promote the R&D in the field agroalimentario

05/04/2013

5 April 2013

Metallic Carbides, of the Group Air Products, and the Irta (Institut of Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries), public company of R&D of the Departament d'Agriculture of the Government of Catalonia, have signed an agreement mark of strategic collaboration between the gas company and the institute of investigation, that will promote the investigation agroalimentaria in Catalonia, in the rest of the State and internationally.

The agreement signed has, between his main aims, contribute technological solutions to the sector agroalimentario. The alimentary industry, as first industrial state of Spain, and one of the most important to world-wide level, big power competitiveness between the companies and does indispensable a continuous adaptation to the needs of the consumer. Keep the image and the quality of the foods during all the period of production and commercialisation is one of the motivations and of the main challenges to which faces up the industry agroalimentaria in general. Thus, the continuous development of technologies headed to the conservation of the sensory and sanitary ware characteristics of the foods is a key factor to the cual incidirá this agreement between Metallic Carbides and the Irta.

In this sense, Declan Weldon, director of Technology of Air Products, explained: “This agreement goes us to allow contribute solutions of value added to the sector agroalimentario, that is clearly emergent and that combines the conservation of foods with the treatment of waters and the one of waste generated by this sector, among others many”. Besides, Weldon added: “From the investigation and the development that will take place thanks to this agreement will contribute solutions to our customers of global form, in Catalonia, in the rest of the State and also to world-wide level, and think that this constitutes an important milestone for our company”.

By means of the agreement signed today, Metallic Carbides and the Irta recognise mutually like strategic partners for the development of investigation and technology transfer concerning the fields agroalimentarios in a wide sense, including areas related with crops and animal production, alimentary industry, conservation of foods, treatment of waters and environingingment.

A committee of steering, integrated by Lourdes Vega, director of R&D of Metallic Carbides; Josep Mª Monfort, general director of the Irta; Sonia Guri, technical lead of feeding of Metallic Carbides; and a representative of the steering of innovation of the Irta, will be the attendants to coordinate and guarantee the correct follow-up of the distinct points of the agreement.