The National Association of Centers for Excellence (CEX) has recognised seven Spanish organisations in the national phase of the Quality Innovation Award 2020.

Molecor named among QIA Awards Potential Innovation finalists
There are eight categories in the competition: Potential innovations, Innovations in circular economy and zero carbon footprint, Innovations in the healthcare sector, Innovations in the education sector, Innovations in the public sector, Innovations in companies (Micro & start-up), Innovations in companies (SMEs), and Business Innovations (Large).
The candidate companies developed a quality innovation, an innovation that had to fulfil five characteristics to be highlighted: novelty, usefulness, learning, customer orientation and effectiveness. Resulting in Molecor being awarded the QIA 2020 Award in the category of Potential Innovations, for the development of the quality innovation “M-OR-P 5012 technology, manufacturing of Oriented PVC pipes (PVC-O) of large diameter DN500-DN1200 mm”.
It is the fourth consecutive year that Spain has participated in the QIA Awards. In addition to Spain, organisations promoting the quality, excellence and innovation originate from Finland, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden, China, Thailand, Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
The winning companies in this national phase go on to the international phase where the jury made up of the different participating countries chooses the winners in each category of the Quality Innovation Award. An international competition whose objective is to promote innovative projects in companies and organizations, compare themselves, and give local and international recognition to the most outstanding projects.
Molecor, as a company awarded the QIA 2020 Award in the category of Potential Innovations, passes to the international phase with the candidacy of the quality innovation “M-OR-P 5012 technology for manufacturing large diameter Oriented PVC (PVC-O) pipes DN500- DN1200)".