CIRCULAR FOAM

CIRCULAR FOAM aims to demonstrate a territorial, cross-sector system solution for the circular economy of high-performance plastics from various applications, using the example of rigid polyurethane foams used as insulation in refrigerators and in construction. The waste streams are chemically upcycled, i.e. they are upgraded to be used as a new, equivalent raw material for the chemical industry to produce new high-performance plastics. This makes it possible to replace limited fossil resources with renewable waste-based resources, which not only reduces the amount of waste but also increases sustainability and takes a step towards climate neutrality. The project and demonstration aim to implement the solution in question in the selected regions after the project and develop a blueprint for both geographical transferability to other regions and technological expansion of the circular principle to a range of other waste materials from other applications.

Funded by the European Union

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101036854.