“Key factors for post-COVID reactivation are the recycling of materials, greater durability and enhanced energy efficiency”
The European Commission has released a paper on the role to be played by materials in a post-COVID society that has been written by the European Platform for Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies and the Materials Alliance (A4M). Our conversation features doctor Amaya Igartua, a Tekniker researcher and also the person in charge of the EUMAT and A4M co-secretariat where solutions and recommendations are being proposed to address these challenges.