Imagine trying to trade spare parts with other companies, but everyone uses different names for the same screw or fabric. This project creates a universal digital dictionary so machines can automatically understand and trade materials. It also builds a secure digital vault where companies can collaborate without giving away their private secrets.
Companies struggle to create circular value networks because they use different terminologies and lack secure, automated ways to share data without losing control of their proprietary information.
A decentralized digital platform and a network of ontologies (shared vocabularies) for documenting materials and products across different industries.
If you are a clothing manufacturer dealing with textile waste and fragmented supplier data — this project developed a shared vocabulary and decentralized platform that automates the discovery of new circular collaborations.
If you are a hardware recycler dealing with complex material components and poor documentation — this project developed an ontology network that creates a digital shadow of operations to track value and energy flows.
If you are a building materials supplier dealing with inefficient resource recovery — this project developed a secure data sharing system that allows you to remain in control of your data while finding new value chain partners.
Based on available project data, there is no specific pricing or cost information provided for the developed solutions.
Yes, the project is designed to allow for the automation of planning and execution of circular value networks at a European scale and beyond.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not listed, but the project leverages open standards for semantic data interoperability.
It uses a decentralized digital platform and a shared vocabulary (ontology network) to make data understandable for both humans and machines without requiring a central database.
The project period runs from 2022-06-01 to 2025-11-30, indicating the development and testing phase is currently active.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 58% industry ratio, comprising 7 industrial partners including 4 SMEs. This strong commercial presence, balanced by 3 universities and 1 research center across 7 European countries, suggests the results are grounded in real-world operational needs rather than pure theory.
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