Perstorp Launches Innovation Challenge to help shape the future with Capa™ Thermoplastics. (Copyright: Shutterstock)

How to participate

To participate, you can start by signing up at http://www.perstorpinnovation.com. Then identify a future problem, and innovate a solution using Capa™ Thermoplastics technology. Submit your description of the problem and an image of your solution by December 2, 2015.

Submissions will be judged based on various criteria, including implementability, the degree of innovation involved, the role of Capa™ materials in solving the issue, the role of sustainability in the solution, the potential customer benefit, and your own, personal connection to the problem.

The jury will consist of both external experts as well as representatives from Perstorp. Finalists will be announced in December. The jury will select a winner in April, with an awesome top prize that will consist of: an opportunity to present the winning submission at K-Fair, the world's largest plastics show, in October 2016 in Dusseldorf, Germany (with entrance fee, travel & accommodation paid by Perstorp AB); a personal senior Perstorp mentor for one year; and a cash prize 40,000 SEK (about 4,300 Euro).

Perstorp also will award three finalist prizes. All three will present their concepts to the jury and to Perstorp senior management in February 2016 (with travel and accommodation to be paid by Perstorp). Each finalist also will receive Capa™ material for prototyping, as well as support from Perstorp senior experts until a winner is chosen.

‘Let's join forces, combine resources and help to address some of the world's future challenges - by using one of the world's most innovative materials', says a Perstorp statement inviting participants.
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