Dutch SME specialising in ceramic additive manufacturing and industrial recovery of precious metals from end-of-life electronic and automotive waste.
ADMATEC EUROPE BV is a Dutch technology SME specialising in advanced manufacturing processes, with demonstrated expertise in ceramic additive manufacturing and, more recently, in materials recovery from complex end-of-life products. In their earliest H2020 work they contributed to the development of 3D-printed ceramic and multi-material components for personalised medical devices. Their more recent involvement in the PEACOC project signals a pivot toward circular economy engineering — specifically the pre-commercial piloting of processes that extract platinum-group metals from spent automotive catalysts, electronic waste, and photovoltaic panels. The company sits at the intersection of precision materials processing and industrial-scale sustainability, making them a technically credible partner for projects that need both manufacturing know-how and process engineering for resource recovery.
CerAMfacturing (2015–2018) focused directly on developing ceramic and multi-material 3D-printed components for personalised medical applications, where ADMATEC was a funded participant.
PEACOC (2021–2026) targets pre-commercial pilot processes for recovering precious metals from spent automotive catalysts, WEEE, photovoltaic panels, and PCBAs, with ADMATEC receiving EUR 245,371 as a participant.
PEACOC's scope — spanning automotive, solar, and electronics waste streams — positions ADMATEC in the broader secondary raw materials and circular economy space.
Their participation in CerAMfacturing included a multimaterial approach to component fabrication, suggesting capability in precision material control for regulated industries such as medical technology.
In their first H2020 project (2015–2018), ADMATEC was firmly focused on additive manufacturing of ceramics for medical applications — a high-precision, low-volume manufacturing niche. By 2021, their focus had shifted almost entirely to the recovery of critical raw materials from industrial and consumer waste streams, with no apparent overlap in keywords between the two periods. This represents a meaningful strategic pivot: from making high-value components to recovering high-value materials — both revolve around advanced material processing, but the application domain and market context are quite different.
ADMATEC appears to be repositioning toward critical raw material recovery and circular economy processes — a sector with strong EU policy tailwinds — suggesting future collaboration opportunities are most likely in secondary raw materials, urban mining, or industrial waste valorisation projects.
ADMATEC has exclusively participated as a consortium member rather than as a coordinator across both projects, indicating they prefer contributing specialist capabilities within larger, multi-partner programmes rather than leading them. Their 29 unique partners across 12 countries from just two projects suggests they have joined sizeable, internationally diverse consortia each time. There is no sign of repeat partnerships, pointing to a broad but non-exclusive network — they bring specific technical contributions and integrate into new teams per project.
With 29 unique consortium partners across 12 countries from only two projects, ADMATEC has built a surprisingly wide international network relative to their project count. Their geographic reach spans multiple EU member states, consistent with participation in large Research and Innovation Action and Innovation Action consortia.
ADMATEC occupies an unusual position for a small Dutch SME: they have demonstrated credibility in two technically distinct domains — precision ceramic manufacturing and critical raw material recovery — both of which require sophisticated materials processing expertise. This makes them a rare industrial partner for consortia that need a company that can bridge advanced fabrication methods and end-of-life material streams. For consortium builders, they offer industrial-scale process relevance that pure research institutes cannot provide, backed by actual EU project track record.
