Global reinforcer, Kordsa's Chief Operating Officer of North America, Jim Del Piano gave a presentation on the opening day stressing on the significance of open innovation which will be a key factor for reinforcement market. Del Piano, in his presentation, gave insights on the future of the mobility and the emerging solutions to the mobility. Underlining that the fastest solution to overcome these challenges would be open innovation. The bottom line of the presentation was that innovation was a long way to walk alone.

Today Kordsa reinforcing globally 1 out of every 3 automobile tire and 2 out of every 3 aircraft tire, strives for making the mobility more sustainable by reducing the rolling resistance to decrease the fuel consumption with its tire reinforcement technologies as well as lightening the vehicles with its composite technologies. Kordsa, keen supporter of open innovation practices, as an example for open innovation model, opened recently Composite Technologies Center of Excellence which combines industry and academic environment under the same ecosystem.