AIR1-CT92-0069 GEIE EURORICIN: Covering European Needs of Castor Oil, Using Community Grain

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	Contract No	AIR1-CT92-0069
	Total Cost	7 822 220
	EC Contribution	2 346 600
	Start Date	01/04/1992
	Duration	36 months

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OBJECTIVE:

The project consists of 15 actions distributed amongst 5 Member States under 6 principal themes concerning the production and utilisation of castor oil:

1. Genetics and Agronomy of the oil plants

2. Technology and primary transformation of oil

3. Analysis of the market

4. The agricultural industrial interface

5. Economic bottlenecks in production

6. New industrial applications

The economic interest in castor oil is viewed in terms of:

• Substitutes for oil imports (100,000t oil)

• Increased agricultural and industrial activity

The ecological interest is viewed in terms of new green biodegradable chemical products and environmental protection. The strategic interest is primarily the creation of natural renewable resources capable of substituting for non-renewable mineral oils in the lubricant, surface treatments, bioplastics and phytopharmaceutical products.

GEIE EURORICIN: Covering European needs of castor oil using community grain

Contacts

Coordinator

• Mr Bernard MONTEUUIS / GEIE EURORICIN / FRANCE

EC Scientific Officer

• Mr Bernard Von Wullerstorff / Commission of the European Communities / BELGIUM