Innovation is the translation of new concepts and insights into successful applications in the market. This can be obtained only through continuous interaction between identification of market opportunities and development of technical competencies. The target coupling of technological insights and unmet market needs often leads to "embryonic" businesses, which can ultimately lead to successful products or processes. It is important to establish a flow of countless embryonic businesses ideas to realize a very limited number of grown up businesses opportunities. Typically only 5% will make it!

Successful innovation requires extensive collaboration with a strong focus on the external world: unmet market needs, scientific and technological institutes and external companies.  Successful innovation also requires a suitable organizational setup to foster the right culture and stimulate a multifunctional approach.

Open Innovation is the foundation for creating value by guaranteeing long-term, sustainable growth and ensuring competitiveness.

For this reason open innovation has been given highest priority from Top Management at Maire Tecnimont Group and in October 2010 the Maire Tecnimont Innovation Center (MTIC) was inaugurated as a department of Stamicarbon.

Mission: We innovate together with our partners across the value chain and the global innovation community to create new technologies and intellectual assets and commercialize them successfully to the benefit of all.

Vision: Maire Tecnimont Innovation Center thrives on being the engine of sustainable growth by creating and commercializing a portfolio of high value technologies, intellectual assets and new businesses utilizing Open Innovation.

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