(Jun. 6th) – The partnership project between Regione Marche, Cosmob (Technological Centre for the furniture industry), Sebrae (Brazilian Development Agency) and IDB (Inter-American Development Bank), as part of the development plan for wood furniture industry in the Brazilian Amazon, will be protagonist at Rio +20. The event, to be held from June 20th to 22nd in Rio de Janeiro, will be the occasion to verify the environment state of the planet and to agree on steps to be taken to ensure a sustainability for future generations. “To highlight the results achieved in this intent,” said Gian Mario Spacca, President of Regione Marche, “we will present some of the most promising technological solutions and methodologies developed by R&D projects. Our project to realize furnitures with planned cultivated forest in the Brazilian states of Para and Amazonas,has aroused great interest in the Brazil and not only. This project will be discussed at the International Conference Rio +20 and introduced by Prime Minister Monti. Regione Marche will participate in the event with three other projects, as result of a collaboration with the Cosmob, supported by the European Commission”. The project in Para and Amazonas (Manaus and Belem) has realized two innovation centers that have enabled 250 companies in Brazil, with the collaboration of 50 companies from Italy’s Marche. The second project is an innovative ecological panel for the furniture manufacture, which uses low cost and widely available products. The third one involves a new composite material, resulting from the combination of waste wood with tires, to be used in civil and residential construction. (Red)
