Advanced Materials: Strategic Market and Product Development
Independent technical investigation, development and support
Smithers Pira is known for its expertise within the packaging, paper and print industry supply chains. Through our Smithers Apex division we also work for companies in niche, emerging and high growth industries. Markets include lighting and displays, clean energy, home and personal care, industrial biotechnology, performance materials and chemicals.
Why Smithers Pira?
This wide portfolio of technology and business services gives us a unique perspective on materials and expertise in project and service delivery - allowing you access a broad spectrum of knowledge.
- We are independent of all producers and can offer a truly objective service to suppliers and users of advanced materials.
- Smithers Pira's background in the surface chemistry, materials and colloid sciences enables us to close the gap between laboratory and market
- Our technical capabilities are fully supported by established market intelligence capabilities, physical and chemical testing
- We are experienced in the delivery of complex, confidential, multi-stage projects to both public and private sectors
- Having joined The Smithers Group in 2010, Smithers Pira is now affiliated to Smithers-RAPRA UK who can provide addition resources for testing and development of plastic and elastomeric materials.
Smithers Pira works with a range of advanced materials and related technologies including:
- Absorbent, barrier, filtration and semi-permeable materials
- Coating and surface treatments
- Printing and imaging
- Bio composites
- Polymer films
- Nonwovens - domestic and industrial
- Security products
- Consumer and distribution packaging
- Application of nanotechnologies and materials
How we can help
- Strategic market assessments
- Product portfolio evaluation
- Product development programmes
- Appraisal of production technology and capital investments
- Technical due diligence
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