Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE

Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE

What does a comparable and transparent ecological assessment that meets different requirements look like? In the position paper, Fraunhofer CCPE researchers have identified 10 challenges and 10 requirements that increase comparability and transparency in ecological assessment.

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On April 25, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., we will address the topic "Elastomers - Advanced technologies for recycling" in our catch-up date for the Fraunhofer CCPE compact.

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Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE

 

The plastics of tomorrow – they will be different. Are your products and services ready for the circular economy? In the Fraunhofer CCPE cluster, we research these questions for you and help you to make your products circular and to turn plastic waste into valuable resources. With us, you benefit from holistic expertise along the plastics value chain and the best solution for your target market. At CCPE you will find innovative approaches and the right contact persons for your research project.

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Current highlight

Advanced Recycling and our demonstrator "reusable transport box" at the IFAT 2024

The Fraunhofer CCPE will be exhibiting chemical recycling in cooperation with the VDMA. At the VDMA Spotlight Area (Hall B4 Stand 239 and 338), visitors will experience a tour through the circular world of plastics recycling. Finding the right process is often a challenge, especially for waste that is difficult to recycle. With the CCPE recycling cascade for plastic waste, which consists of a combination of three innovative Fraunhofer technologies, high-quality plastic recyclates can be produced with optimized product yields.

Fraunhofer CCPE's "Reusable Transport Box" demonstrator combines the potential of circular plastic compounds with innovative manufacturing processes for component production. Newly developed mono-material approaches based on PLA, bio-based foams with functional additives and odour-optimized recyclates open up promising design possibilities for the realization of circular product designs. Come by the booth of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML (Hall B4 Stand 153 and 352) to have a look.

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Fraunhofer CCPE at IFAT 2024 (May 13-17, 2024 in Munich) with the topics of advanced recycling and reusable transport box.

New solutions for the market

Economically relevant technologies and services about the circular plastics eonomy

Circular Polymers
Circular Additives and Compounds
Advanced Recycling
Circular Logistics and Sustainability
Application and Demonstration
Business and Transformation

Current press releases and events

 

New position paper on transparent life cycle assessment of plastics recycling

Life cycle assessments are often used as a basis for decision-making when selecting environmentally friendly processes, input materials or services for plastics recycling. But what does a comparable and transparent ecological assessment that meets different requirements look like? Fraunhofer CCPE researchers have identified ten challenges and ten requirements that increase comparability and transparency in the ecological assessment of plastics recycling.

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17.1.2024

Recycling rubber waste - rethinking elastomers

Elastomers can be found in many products and areas of application. Apart from used tires, which are collected and recycled separately, the recycling of elastomers is hardly possible in many cases, either economically or technically. New approaches and initial solutions for circular elastomers will be presented at our next Fraunhofer CCPE compact "Elastomers - Advanced technologies for recycling" on February 22, 2024.

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5.9.2023

Circular economy in lightweight design

How can lightweight design become more circular? What role are composites playing in this? And what developments in this field is the Fraunhofer CCPE researching? – Interview with Sascha Kilian, Head of the Research Department Application and Demonstration with announcement of the online event "Fraunhofer CCPE compact - Materials for the Circular Economy in Efficient Lightweight Design" on October 19 from 2 to 4 pm.

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8.3.2023

Recyclates in Primary Material Quality - Status and Perspectives of Advanced Recycling

Recycled plastics could already be used to a much greater extent. However, this requires more high-quality recyclates on the market. This is the topic that the Fraunhofer CCPE compact "Recyclates in Primary Material Quality - Status and Perspectives of Advanced Recycling" will address on May 4, 2023, .

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Circular value creation: As a single solution or system service

Collaboration

Find out how you can design your products and services with us in a circular way. Discover what a possible collaboration could look like.

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