Angico Project

• Grant number: 22/14845-1
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: February 01, 2023
• End date: January 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
• Agreement: FINEP - Centelha SP Program
• Principal Investigator: Marina Geraldo Belintani
• Grantee: Marina Geraldo Belintani
• Company: 46.375.373 INOVA SIMPLES (I.S.)
• CNAE: Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências físicas e naturais
• Associated research grant(s): 22/16631-9 - Angico Project, AP.PIPE

Abstract

The research project transforms the fruits of a tree widely used in reforestation projects into a new material that has characteristics similar to animal leather for the fashion and footwear industries. The ANGICO material made out with angico pods has characteristics similar to animal leather but free of plastics. By transforming an abundant raw material with no commercial value, the project intends to offer an alternative of high value-added material to the market through a regenerative and ecosystem production model. (AU)