Circular economy

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POLREC Internationalisation open Call - Matchmaking mission in Canada on Polymer recycling

The POLREC Internationalisation Open Call - Matchmaking mission is now open, providing an unique opportunity for European SMEs in the polymers and elastomers industries. This initiative aims to support the internationalization strategies of SMEs by facilitating their participation in a matchmaking...
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Deadline Extension for POLREC Internationalisation Open Call for Polymer/Elastomer Recycling SMEs

The POLREC (Supporting a Green and Resilient Europe through Polymer Recycling) Euroclusters project is pleased to announce an extension to the deadline for its Internationalisation Open Call. The new deadline for applications is now Friday, 24th May 2024, at 18:00 CET. Opening on 22nd March 2024...

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Guiding EU Manufacturing landscapes: exploring the Manufacturing-as-a-Service domain with MASTT2040 project!

⚙️ Cluster COMET is proud partner of the Horizon project MASTT2040: MANUFACTURING AS A SERVICE FOR THE EU'S TWIN TRANSITION UNTIL 2040, which emerges as a guide of innovation and strategic foresight within the Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS) domain. The aim is to navigate the shifting landscapes...
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AEC EUROCLUSTER call for proposals for Go international

AEC EUROCLUSTER (ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION EUROCLUSTER FOR FUTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT) - Euroclusters project open call Go international is to financially support AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) SMEs internationalization in order to establish business with non...
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The implementation of green transformation through clusters

The paper addresses a poorly documented issue in the literature, namely the role of clusters in green transformation, including processes related to green, low-carbon, and circular economies. The purpose was to identify and understand the practices of clusters in this area. The adopted mixed...
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Call for innovation funding of RE-CENTRE project is open

RE-CENTRE project supports SMEs from the three sectors involved ( traditional furniture and living sector, IT sector, and green/circular economy sector) in the development of innovation projects and new business models to become more competitive and resilient trough collaboration. The general...
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The Packaging Cluster presents 4 projects to support the circular economy in the ARC programme

The Catalan Waste Agency regularly calls for a public funding package to support the sustainable transition of the Catalan territory This year's budget amounts to 1.3 million euros The Packaging Cluster, which has been participating in this initiative since 2016, submitted 4 proposals in February In...
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PETinject researches industrial technologies to manufacture PET packaging from recycled material

The project involves 6 companies from different parts of the packaging industry value chain, under the coordination of the Packaging Cluster, BertIA, Industrias Plásticas Triana, KUKA, Molmasa, Tepsis and VM Systems The objective of this collaborative initiative is the development of a system that...
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THE LINK BETWEEN GRAPE WASTE AND PIGS HEALTH

Poliapig is a project that investigates in a circular economy approach that links the wine industry with pig farming sector. Grape pomace contains grape skins, seeds and stems, which are left over once the grapes have been pressed and used after wine production. It takes about 1,5 kilograms of...

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Waste from the agri-food industry will be the raw material for compostable packaging thanks to a new project

Companies from the agri-food and packaging sector ―Ametller Origen, Delafruit, Coberagelab, Samtack and Gráficas Salaet―, business links such as the Zona Franca Consortium and Mercabarna, a research center of the UdG and IRTA, join forces in the Foodwaste project for Foodpack, which promotes and...
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IFLEX promotes an innovative reprint service in Catalonia with the aim of boosting the circular economy

The recent tetrabrik Reprint Reprint project will allow the reuse of obsolete printed reels, reducing waste generated by production errors or other needs to update graphic information. The Girona-based company IFLEX has carried out modifications to the machinery in order to offer the reprint service...
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Entrepreneurship and innovation to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs. 2nd session of the series

The second session of the EiA series of conferences on entrepreneurship and innovation to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals is coming up. The session will be held on June 28, 14:00 - 15:00 GMT. The topic for the session is innovation and entrepreneurship driven by needs...