Consultancy for sustainable and compliant product development
Normec supports you with technical and strategic choices during product development, certification and market introduction. Our consultancy focuses on scientific substantiation, regulations and sustainability claims. This ensures that your product not only performs, but also meets all relevant requirements and expectations.
Integral consultancy: from strategy to implementation
We combine in-depth knowledge of regulations, material behavior and sustainability with a practical approach. Our consultancy includes:
Regulatory and strategic advice
- Identification of relevant standards and certification processes
- Guidance on compliance with current and future legislation, such as PPWR
- Understanding requirements around biodegradable and compostable products
Sustainability and claims support
- Scientific assessment of claims around biodegradability and compostability
- Verification of supplier claims and material declarations
- Support in substantiating regulatory claims
Product and material evaluation
- Independent review of materials and product designs
- Understanding trade-offs between performance, compliance and end-of-life behavior
- Guidance in early development phases to mitigate risk
At the forefront of regulation and innovation
Normec is actively involved in the development of international standards in the areas of biodegradability, organic processing (such as composting and anaerobic digestion) and environmental impact.
This gives us up-to-date knowledge of developments that are often years ahead of the market. We translate these insights into customized reports and strategic advice so that you can anticipate in a timely manner.
Our intelligence services offer you insight into:
- New standards and certification requirements.
- Market developments
- Changes in legislation
This gives you concrete results:
- You make strategic choices based on scientific insights
- You comply with current and future regulations
- You substantiate sustainability claims in a credible way
- You prevent delays and errors in product development
- You strengthen your position towards customers and regulators
Reliable and future-proof products
The right material choices and claims make the difference in sustainable product development. Normec helps you make complex choices transparent and manageable. As an independent and objective partner, we support you with scientifically based advice so you can develop and grow with confidence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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We support product development, regulations, claims and strategic choices with science-based advice.
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For products involving sustainability, biodegradability, compostability and regulation.
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Yes, we offer guidance on both current and future regulations, including microplastics.
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Yes, we verify claims and material declarations independently and objectively.
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Preferably early on in product development to reduce risks and costs.
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We work as an objective laboratory and base advice solely on scientific understanding.