Deadline set for AVK awards

The German Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK) is inviting submissions for its 2021 Innovation Awards.

According to AVK, the awards recognize composite innovations in the following categories:

  • Innovative products/components or applications
  • Innovative procedures/processes
  • Research and science.

‘One goal of the AVK Innovation Award is to promote new products/components and applications made from fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) and to promote new processes and methods for the manufacturing of FRP products,’ a press release said. ‘In each of the categories special emphasis will be placed on the issue of sustainability.’

AVK gives an additional award to universities, colleges and institutes for outstanding work in science and research.

The submission deadline is 16 April 2021.

This story uses material from AVK, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.