Circular economy and material flows
4 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 3 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- AURUBIS AG
Major European copper producer contributing industrial-scale metals recycling, urban mining, and hydrogen-based recovery expertise to EU research consortia.
“BAMB (materials passports), FORCE (city-level circular economy), and ADIR (reverse production) all address closing material loops.”
DE5 projects - VEJLE KOMMUNE
Danish municipality providing real-world urban pilot sites for circular economy, food system, and resilience research projects.
“REFLOW and C-VoUCHER focused on circular value chains, waste reduction, and new business models for materials like plastic, textile, wood, and packaging.”
PrimaryDK4 projects - WEMAKE S.R.L.
Milan makerspace contributing digital fabrication, participatory design, and open-data tools to EU circular economy and social innovation projects.
“REFLOW focused on urban material flows across waste, packaging, plastic, water, wood, agrifood, and textile sectors; CENTRINNO addressed industrial area transformation.”
PrimarySMEIT4 projects - MUNICIPIUL CLUJ-NAPOCA
Romanian city authority providing an urban testbed for circular economy pilots, heritage regeneration, and energy behaviour interventions in EU research projects.
“REFLOW project addressed circular material flows (waste, plastics, water, textiles, agrifood) in urban and peri-urban environments, with their largest funding allocation (EUR 336,250).”
PrimaryRO3 projects