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A European consortium for the promotion of plastic waste recycling. |
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The European project POLREC started on
1 September 2022 and will last for 3 years. The project is funded by
the European Commission's Joint Cluster Initiatives for Europe's
Recovery (Euroclusters) under grant agreement number 101074434 of the
Single Market Programme (SMP COSME). This initiative supports projects
that promote the implementation of the new European industrial strategy
in industrial ecosystems.
The main objective of the project is to help industry change the
practices of landfilling and burning polymeric waste for mechanical
and/or chemical recycling and aims to support and encourage SMEs to
adopt recycling processes and use recycled raw materials, with the
ambition to contribute to the increased use of polymer-based recycled
raw materials, in Europe, to 40% in the next 10 years.
The POLREC project will be developed by a consortium involving five European partners:
- Polymeris, competitiveness cluster for rubber, plastics and composites (France)
- CENTIMFE, Technological Center of the Molds, Special Tools and Plastics Industries (Portugal)
- MAV, Advanced Materials Cluster of Catalonia (Spain)
- WFG, Regional Economic Development Agency of the Heilbronn Region (Germany)
- PCD, facilitator of the Danish Materials Network
The consortium will support SMEs in
the adoption of polymer recycling methods through the implementation of
the following actions:
- Development of a pan-European network
of SMEs involved in polymer recycling and promotion of their
interconnection in the value chain - linking SMEs seeking to recycle
their polymeric waste with SMEs willing to source recycled material and
produce raw materials from recycled polymers.
- Promotion among SMEs of innovative
solutions for the mechanical and chemical recycling of polymeric waste
and digital monitoring of recycling processes.
- encouraging the adoption by SMEs of innovative and viable business models that promote the use of recycled material.
- Promoting the increase in the level of
training of workers in polymer recycling technologies and digital
solutions for the monitoring and traceability of the quality of recycled
materials.
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With a total budget of €1.28 million for 3 years, the project foresees the implementation of a direct financing scheme for SMEs through 8 calls divided into three areas - Innovation, Training and Internationalization - with different objectives:
- Development of mechanical or chemical
recycling solutions for polymers, as well as digital solutions for
monitoring and traceability of the quality of recycled materials.
- Technical training of workers in polymer recycling methods and digital solutions.
- Development of business and technological partnerships with other European SMEs.
With vouchers for the implementation of actions in the three identified
areas that can go up to €30,000, the first applications will open in
September 2023.
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Seminar - A status of chemical Recycling
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On
the 22nd of May 2023 the innovation network Danish Materials Network
facilitated by Plast Center Danmark held a seminar in collaboration with
Ocean Plastic Forum, the purpose of which was to disseminate the latest
developments of chemical recycling.
The seminar was held at the premises of University of Aalborg in
Esbjerg, Denmark. The 60 participants got to hear many very interesting
presentations and had the opportunity to discuss the progress within
chemical recycling during the networking breaks.
The participants were also informed about potential cooperation
opportunities and handed out material about them. The CEO from Plast
Center Danmark, Ms. Dorte Walzl Baelum gave a presentation of the POLREC
project and the possibilities for the SMEs to join. The day ended with a
visit to industrial facilities and a demonstration of a pilot pyrolysis
plant at the company Waste2Value.
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POOLREC project in EQUIPLAST 2023 |
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POLREC project has participated this in EQUIPLAST2023 (Barcelona) for sustainable solutions in the plastics and rubber sectors.
EQUIPLAST is the trade fair that gathers all the sectors of plastic and
rubber to promote solutions to address the global challenges related to
their impact on the environment. For four days it has become the meeting
point to promote the latest solutions in circular economy and
innovation with the aim of accelerating transformation towards a more
sustainable future.
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POLREC
has participated in this important fair in collaboration with one of
the 5 partners of the project: the Advanced Materials Cluster of
Catalonia (Clúster de Materials Avançats de Catalunya). The Clúster MAV
is a non-profit, technology-based association connecting research
centres and companies working in the advanced materials sector with the
goal of making them more competitive.
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POLREC presentation at EEN |
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Polymeris
took part in a webinar organised on the 6th of June 2023 by the
Economic development agency of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in the frame of
Enterprise Europe Network, to present and explain the cascade-funding
opportunities offered by European project for the green transition of
the European industry. After a general presentation, the webinar focused
on the up-coming cascade-funding opportunities offered on 2
Euroclusters projects coordinated by CIMES (GEMSTONE) and Polymeris
(POLREC).
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Polymeris
presented the POLREC project, and the different activities dedicated to
the SMEs, with a focus on the up-coming Innovation open-calls that will
be published from the 1st of September to the 31st of October 2023. The
open calls will grant funding opportunities to support SMEs in
implementing mechanical and chemical recycling solutions and digital
solutions dedicated to the assessment of recycled material quality and
their traceability.
The webinar was hold in French and gathered more than 30 participants,
mostly SMEs and enterprises. To access to the replay, please contact
Sara MAIEZ-TRIBUT: sMaiez-Tribut@auvergnerhonealpes-entreprises.fr
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To know how to apply for support and more about the project see the information available at:
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And don’t forget to subscribe POLREC newsletter!
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