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SELMUS

The Formex® raft: Towards the revolution of the European mussel farming

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EC-Contrib. €

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Project "SELMUS" data sheet

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Coordinator	PREFABRICADOS LUFORT SLU Organization address address: POLIG PAHILLA CL COLLAO E TENDE 67 77 city: CHIVA VALENCIA postcode: 46370 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	Spain [ES]
Project website	http://www.idifor.com
Total cost	754˙233 €
EC max contribution	527˙963 € (70%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.3.2.5. (Cross-cutting marine and maritime research) 2. H2020-EU.3.2.3. (Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources) 3. H2020-EU.2.3.1. (Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument)
Code Call	H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017
Funding Scheme	SME-2
Starting year	2016
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2016-11-01 to 2017-10-31

Partnership

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	PREFABRICADOS LUFORT SLU PREFABRICADOS LUFORT SLU Organization address address: POLIG PAHILLA CL COLLAO E TENDE 67 77 city: CHIVA VALENCIA postcode: 46370 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	ES (CHIVA VALENCIA)	coordinator	320˙080.00
2	RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CONCRETES SOCIEDAD LIMITADA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CONCRETES SOCIEDAD LIMITADA Organization address address: CALLE CONDE ALTEA 52 PUERTA 3 city: VALENCIA postcode: 46005 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	ES (VALENCIA)	participant	207˙882.00

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Project objective

In the period 2005-2015 the EU mussel production decreased by 16%, while it grew in the rest of the world by 20%. Europe has a mussel tradition and outstanding conditions for mussel farming, but many regions have almost not renovated and competitiveness has declined. A major example is Galicia, a region which produces 40% of EU mussels. A key-problem is that the platform used to hang the mussel ropes (raft) is wood-made, and is as old as 50 years. Its durability is low and environmental impact very high (25 trees/raft), but it is still used since no other material was found with its robustness and flexibility to adapt to the waves movement. This sought-after material (UHC) is the core of the Formex® raft proposed, which meets perfectly the customer and social needs. The new raft has a service life four times longer than the wooden one, and without any maintenance required, what reduces production costs a 30%. Its modularity allows a safe and simple assembling in few hours and can satisfy the needs of a new client in less than a week. The raft remains undamaged even for the worst weather, so it might be used in opened seas, where waves are too heavy for wooden raft. This, together with the lower production costs, will give a relevant momentum to the European mussel cultivation sector, which will be in a renovated position to compete again for the export shares. However, environment is the greatest beneficiary. The wood degradation and the chemicals used to maintain the raft disrupt the marine ecosystem. Formex® has a footprint 100 times smaller and it would allow the mussel cultivation to become a zero-emissions sector. The material used (UHC) is comparable to an artificial stone and does not need any chemical protective layer. Potential users and authorities have perceived the added value of this innovation, which has the key strengths to become the leader of this market. With this project this excellence will be demonstrated in large scale to reach the customers.

Deliverables

List of deliverables.
Product Certificate for the FormexÂ®Plus and FormexÂ®Mixta rafts	Websites, patent fillings, videos etc.	2019-05-31 12:02:57
First FormexÂ® raft prototype floating (Celtus)	Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes	2019-05-31 12:02:53
Beams of the First FormexÂ® raft prototype finished	Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes	2019-05-31 12:02:51
Placing cameras to live broadcast floated prototypes	Websites, patent fillings, videos etc.	2019-05-31 12:02:51
An innovative raft to boost the mussel industry	Documents, reports	2019-05-31 12:02:53
UHC added value in the primary sector	Documents, reports	2019-05-30 17:43:05

Take a look to the deliverables list in detail: detailed list of SELMUS deliverables.

Publications

List of publications.
year	authors and title	journal	last update
2017	Juan Ãngel LÃ³pez; Hugo Coll; Esteban Camacho; Fernando GalÃ¡n Design and fabrication of UHC offshore platforms for mussel farming published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.839817	1	2019-06-11
2017	Esteban Camacho Torregrosa; Juan Ãngel LÃ³pez MartÃnez; Hugo Coll Carrillo; Fernando GalÃ¡n SÃ¡nchez An innovative raft to boost the mollusk farming industry published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1011129	1	2019-06-11

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