Circular economy and plastics recycling
8 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 5 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- CENTRE TECHNIQUE INDUSTRIEL DE LA PLASTURGIE ET DES COMPOSITES
France's industrial technical centre for plastics and composites, specializing in advanced processing, functional surfaces, and circular economy solutions for polymer materials.
“Strong recent cluster including CIMPA (coordinator — multilayer film recycling), SEALIVE (bio-based plastics biodegradation), TERMINUS (enzyme-triggered recycling of multilayers), NENU2PHAR (PHA bioplastics), and FlexFunction2Sustain (sustainable nano-functionalized surfaces).”
PrimaryFR23 projects - ENCO SRL
Italian consulting SME bridging circular economy, food preservation, and sustainable packaging across EU innovation projects.
“Central theme across REMADYL (PVC recycling), BIOnTop (bio-based packaging), MERLIN (multilayer packaging recycling), CISUFLO (floor coverings), RECOVER (plastic biodegradation), and BioSupPack (enzymatic recycling).”
PrimarySMEIT18 projects - MAIER SCOOP
Basque automotive plastics manufacturer providing industrial-scale validation for advanced, recycled, and bio-based polymer materials in EU research projects.
“ECOBULK, FiberEUse, Repair3D, DECOAT, POLYNSPIRE, CREAToR, and REVOLUTION all address end-of-life recovery, recycling, or remanufacturing of plastic and composite materials.”
PrimaryES17 projects - STICHTING HOGESCHOOL VAN AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam's applied sciences university contributing practice-oriented research in smart cities, multimodal transport, circular economy, and responsible digital design.
“CIRCULAR FOAM (€715K) targets systemic circular ecosystems for end-of-life foam, including chemical recycling and defossilisation.”
NL6 projects - UNIWERSYTET EKONOMICZNY WE WROCLAWIU
Polish economics university contributing data science, socio-economic analysis, and policy research to health, energy, and circular economy consortia.
“CIRCULAR FOAM addresses chemical recycling, defossilisation, and alternative raw materials for end-of-life foam — their largest funded project at EUR 311K.”
PL5 projects - FARPLAS OTOMOTIV ANONIM SIRKETI
Turkish automotive plastics manufacturer active in circular economy, smart manufacturing, and recycled lightweight materials for electric vehicles.
“MultiCycle focused on solvent-based recycling of multi-material plastics; REVOLUTION targets cradle-to-cradle design and end-of-life vehicle recovery.”
PrimaryTR4 projects - AVVALE S.P.A.
Milan-based engineering firm specializing in materials recycling, advanced manufacturing, and circular economy processes across industrial sectors.
“Central involvement in Repair3D (CFRP recycling, design for recycling) and intelWATT (circular economy in water treatment).”
PrimaryIT4 projects - GORNOSLASKO-ZAGLEBIOWSKA METROPOLIA
Poland's largest metropolitan authority (Katowice region), contributing urban transport planning, UAM deployment, and circular economy testbeds in a post-coal transition area.
“CIRCULAR FOAM addresses end-of-life foam recycling, chemical recycling, and defossilisation — their largest funded project at EUR 180K.”
PL3 projects