Our new
Research & Development Center has been designed to create an environment
that fosters innovation and permits our scientists to realize their imagination
and creativity. It is equipped with a variety of laboratory instruments that
allow them to study the properties of materials and develop new solutions that
bring value to our customers, while actual field experiments to test the
properties of new films and their effects on various crops are conducted in our
own agricultural research station in Crete. Several projects are also carried
jointly with universities and well-known suppliers of polymers and additives.
Disruptive Research
Our
Disruptive Research team is headed by scientists with PhD in chemistry or agriculture
and works exclusively on medium to long-term projects, targeting to develop
completely novel solutions that exceed the present state of knowledge in our
industry.
PLASTIKA KRITIS’ agronomic research station in Iraklion
Our agronomic research station is composed of 10 small greenhouses where we can follow systematically not only the performance of the films but also the progress of the cultivation in relation to the cover of each greenhouse. It enables us to draw useful information and conclusions as to the effect of each experimental type of greenhouse film on the crop (earliness, size, yield etc.). The station is equipped with a meteorological station while all greenhouses have systems for sulfur spraying of the roof, so that we can study ways of improving the resistance and durability of our products under the most critical conditions.