A CIrcular Multilayer Plastic Approach for value retention of end-of-life multilayer films (CIMPA)
Objective: To establish the first recycling value chain for post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer films.
EuRIC involvement: EuRIC is the leader of Work Package dealing with communication, dissemination, exploitation of results, normative studies, and standardisation.
Duration: 3 years
Start – end date: 01/06/2021 - 31/05/2024
EU contribution: € 4,984,396.25
About CIMPA
More than 2.6 million tonnes of multilayer plastic films are incinerated or dumped in landfills each year.
Multilayer plastics consist of several layers of materials from plastics (PET, PE, PA) to aluminium and beyond. They are mostly used in packaging to enhance food safety and extend shelf life or in agriculture for crop protection, yet they pose challenges to recyclers.
CIMPA seeks to prevent multilayer plastics from becoming waste by developing the first recycling value chain for post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer films that retain between 12% and 72% of their value. Up to 2.34 million tonnes of recycled materials will be saved per year and reintroduced into production replacing virgin materials.
Together with EuRIC, CIMPA unites 12 other partners from 5 countries, covering the entire value chain:
- Multilayer film producers (Eversia, Leygatech, Barbier)
- Sorting technology providers (Filigrade and Pellenc ST)
- Research institutes (IPC, AIMPLAS, VTT and TNO)
- A waste management company (PAPREC),
- An institute for consumer attitude studies (Prospex)
- A consultancy (Benkei)
METAclustering for cross-sectoral and cross-border innovation ecosystem BUILDING for the European Construction, Additive Manufacturing and Nature-Based Solutions industrial sectors’ SMEs
Objective: Improving SME innovation in the European construction industry in order to extend the value chain and integrate new dynamic industrial sectors.
EuRIC involvement: EuRIC represents the recycling sector in METABUILDING by involving its extensive industrial network. More specifically, it will participate in the challenge definition and the roadmap development. EuRIC will support the communication and dissemination of the calls and facilitate the involvement of experts from the circular economy sector.
Duration: 3 years
Start – end date: 01/06/2020 – 31/05/2023
EU contribution: €4,996,125
About METABUILDING
METABUILDING seeks to provide support to SMEs from five industrial sectors: construction, additive manufacturing, ICT, recycling, and nature-based solutions.
The project aims at building a sustainable and synergistic innovation ecosystem to reach clusters and their SMEs in their business environment. This advanced ecosystem is supported by an open-innovation digital platform to sustain the rise of new cross-sectoral and cross-border industrial value chains. The project advises and technically supports SMEs and performs several cascade funding mechanisms in six countries: Austria, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
Metabuilding project is coordinated by NOBATEK INEF 4 (France) and it gathers EU level industrial platforms, national technology platforms and national construction industry associations, among other members.
