The FSK is extending the application phase for the FSK Innovation Award 2023. Applications with innovative product ideas, new technologies and/or convincing sustainability concepts from the fields of polyurethanes and foam plastics are still being accepted until the end of July.

Stuttgart, 29 June 2023 – The annual Innovation Award of the Foamed Plastics and Polyurethanes Association (FSK) is part of the objective to promote young talent in the industry. Bright minds of all ages are to be motivated to develop new ideas, concepts, technologies and products. Receiving an award from the FSK is both an added bonus to the development of an innovation and a kind of seal of approval. That’s because all applications are reviewed and highlighted by the FSK’s panel of experts.

“We clearly sense what’s going on in the industry. There is no lack of innovation in the polyurethanes and foam plastics industry. Hardly any other is so promising and eager to develop. What is lacking is time! We clearly hear from the ranks of our members that it is a turbulent year and that many things beyond the core business have to take a back seat. Therefore, we have decided to give everyone a little more time and therefore extend the application deadline for our Innovation Award at short notice until 31.07.2023,” says FSK Managing Director Klaus Junginger. “The application criteria and procedure are unchanged. We also already have some strong applications, but would like to give more candidates the chance to submit your project.”

The FSK invites entries for the Innovation Award in the categories “Technology” and “Design and Creation” from the materials areas of foam plastics and polyurethanes. This year, for the second time, an application with products and innovations related to materials is also to be submitted in the “Sustainability” category.

Individuals and groups from universities and companies throughout Europe can apply until 31 July 2023. Submissions from young talents and professionals or companies will be evaluated and awarded separately to ensure a fair and proper evaluation and awarding according to knowledge and experience. Criteria are the novelty and innovativeness of the submitted products and solutions, as well as their marketability and competitiveness. Application documents can be requested by mail from the FSK office or downloaded from its website. The awards ceremony will take place at the International FSK Foam Plastics and Polyurethanes Conference on 22 November 2023, in Leverkusen at Covestro Deutschland AG. Winners in the young talent category can receive additional endowments of up to €3,000 to establish their innovations on the market.

Further information on the Fachverband Schaumkunststoffe und Polyurethane e.V. (FSK) and its events, as well as on the work of the expert committees, is available online at www.fsk-vsv.de or by phone: 0711 993 751- 0.