Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
11 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 6 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- RINA CONSULTING - CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA
Italian materials engineering consultancy (RINA group) specializing in advanced materials, circular economy processes, and industrial decarbonization across 30 H2020 projects.
“Major involvement in CORALIS (their largest funded project at EUR 1.08M, industrial symbiosis), POLYNSPIRE (plastic recycling), RETROFEED (circular bioeconomy), FISSAC (industrial symbiosis in construction), and CISUFLO (circular flooring).”
PrimaryIT30 projects - WHITE RESEARCH SRL
Brussels-based innovation consultancy specializing in community engagement, social research, and citizen participation for EU energy and technology projects.
“Involved in CORALIS (industrial symbiosis facilitation, CO2 utilization) and Pop-Machina (collaborative production for circular economy).”
SMEBE18 projects - TTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS SRL
Italian SME specializing in digital manufacturing integration — digital twins, interoperability, and zero-defect production across 18 H2020 projects.
“SYMBIOPTIMA (cross-sectorial waste-to-resource optimization), DigiPrime (circular economy value networks), and INEDIT (open innovation with circular economy focus).”
SMEIT18 projects - EKODENGE MUHENDISLIK MIMARLIK DANISMANLIK TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
Turkish environmental engineering SME specializing in LCA, circular economy, and digital sustainability platforms for the built environment.
“Consistent involvement in circularity projects: FISSAC (industrial symbiosis), CIRC-PACK (circular plastic packaging), SEArcularMINE (seawater mineral recovery), CircThread (digital thread for circular products), and DECADE (CO2 conversion).”
PrimarySMETR14 projects - INSTYTUT EKOLOGII TERENOW UPRZEMYSLOWIONYCH
Polish research centre specializing in post-industrial land ecology, circular economy, and nature-based urban regeneration solutions.
“Core contributor to CINDERELA (circular construction materials), CIRC4Life (circular product lifecycles), CICERONE (circular economy strategic agenda), and New_Innonet (waste innovation).”
PrimaryPL10 projects - AQLARA INFRAESTRUCTURAS SA
Spanish water infrastructure company specializing in wastewater resource recovery, circular biorefinery, and industrial symbiosis demonstration.
“Project Ô demonstrated symbiotic water reuse across textile, food, and agriculture sectors; CIRCULAR BIOCARBON targets value-added products from urban organic waste.”
PrimaryES4 projects - VANNPLASTIC LTD
UK plastics SME contributing polymer and bioplastic materials expertise to circular economy and green building innovation projects.
“FISSAC focused on industrial symbiosis for resource-intensive industry, while SMART-Plant targeted bioplastics and bioresource recovery from wastewater.”
SMEUK3 projects - LENNTECH BV
Dutch water technology SME specializing in separation, desalination, brine treatment, and resource recovery from industrial and urban water streams.
“All three projects explicitly target circular economy principles — from closing-the-loop in ZERO BRINE to resource recovery in WATER-MINING and bio-based chemicals in IMPRESS.”
PrimarySMENL3 projects - RAFFMETAL SPA
Italian aluminium alloy manufacturer developing critical-raw-material-free alloys for electric vehicles and industrial circular economy networks.
“Both CORALIS and SALEMA are framed around circular economy principles; CORALIS positions Raffmetal explicitly as an industrial symbiosis facilitator managing CO2, waste heat, and wastewater flows.”
IT2 projects - EKSO SRL
Italian SME combining circular water management expertise with AI-driven public policy tools, active in environmental and digital EU projects.
“Project O focused on integrated symbiotic resource flows across textile, food, agriculture, and aquaculture sectors, demonstrating circular industrial systems at demonstration scale.”
PrimarySMEIT2 projects - POLO TECNOLOGICO ALTO ADRIATICO ANDREA GALVANI SOCIETA' CONSORTILE PERAZIONI
Northeast Italy technology park connecting regional SMEs and industry to EU research projects in circular economy and advanced technology adoption.
“CINDERELA (2018–2022) focused on circular economy business models for urban construction using secondary raw materials, marking a clear thematic expansion beyond the agrifood domain.”
IT2 projects