PRIMARY SECTOR

We conduct research to find the best raw materials and the optimal methods of handling, analysis and control, thus promoting sustainable industrial processes.

The development of new materials, or the improvement of existing ones, the digitalization of processes and the valorization of by-products all contribute significantly to the modernization of the primary sector, promoting more efficient, sustainable and profitable activities.

What are we currently working on?

Here are some examples of activities in the primary sector in which ITC has worked, according to their CNAE code:

081 – Quarrying of stone, sand, and clay. raw materials for different sectors such as ceramics.
0311 – Marine fishing: Extraction of bioinorganic components from mollusc shell residues.
2822 - Manufacturing of lifting and handling equipment: applicable to the storage of, agricultural products, among others.
37 – Wastewater collection and treatment: reuse of water for irrigation.
0147 – Poultry farming: includes the farming of poultry (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, etc.) for the production of meat and eggs.

R&D projects developed within the primary sector

BIVALVOS. Development of sustainable processes for the comprehensive valorization of bivalve mollusk by-products in different high value-added bioproducts

OVOVAL

AT the ITC, advanced techniques are used to detect health-related minerals through the QuantiROCK project.

SECONDARY SECTOR

TERTIARY SECTOR


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