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1. COMPOSITE CIRCLE

Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2021-2027, Implementation

marzec 2025 – luty 2028

The growing scale of GFRP composite applications, especially in wind energy, requires a coordinated approach to their end-of-life management. The aim of this project is to build an international, cost-effective value chain that closes the material loop: from selection and logistics, through storage and pre-treatment, to recycling and co-processing in the cement industry. The project involves adapting existing infrastructure, launching "end-of-life" waste streams, and demonstrating solvolytic recycling with fiber and resin recovery for composite re-production. The result will be a practical guide for the wind, waste, cement, chemical, and composite industries, facilitating the scaling of solutions and standardization of activities throughout the Baltic Sea Region.

Project Partners:

  • Centria University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
  • Finnish Plastics Industry Federation (Finland)
  • Muovipoli Ltd (Finland)
  • Lithuanian Energy Agency (Lithuania)
  • Lithuanian Wind Power Association (Lithuania)
  • Latvian Waste Management Association (Latvia)
  • State Environmental Service of the Republic of Latvia (Latvia)
  • Riga Technical University (Latvia)
  • Aarhus University (Denmark)
  • Luleå University of Technology (Sweden)
  • Podcomp AB (Sweden)
  • Noma Resins sp. z o.o. (Poland)

Budget: 2.92 million EUR

Project website: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/compositecircle/

2. BioCAN

(Development of bio-based polymers with covalently adaptable networks for recyclable natural fiber reinforced composite production), M-ERA.NET 3, 05.2025 – 30.04.2028

 

BioCAN develops vitrimeric thermosetting resins from renewable raw materials, combined with natural fibers into lightweight composites with high strength, thermal stability, and recyclability—features previously difficult to reconcile. Vitrimer technology, thanks to thermally reversible cross-linking, enables reshaping and repair of the material, as well as a real circular economy. By the end of the project, the consortium will scale up synthesis to TRL 5, preparing the material for prototype validation in transport interior applications, including seat structures and panels.

Partnerzy:

  • Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
  • Charles University in Prague Czech Republic
  • Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Czech Republic
  • NOMA Resins Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
  • Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH Germany
  • Dresden University of Technology (Technische Universität Dresden) Germany

 

Project website: https://www.biovitrimers.eu/

3. BIOSAFIRE

Development and manufacture of new, more sustainable and safer materials using biobased functionalised additives based on lingin and tannins to improve fire resistance.

Project Partners

  1. Fundación GAIKER
  2. Noma Resins Sp. z o.o.
  3. NORDTREAT OY
  4. TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
  5. AISLAMIENTOS TERMICOS DE GALICIA SA
  6. Sinergia Consulenze Srl
  7. STICHTING PDC RESEARCH FOUNDATION
  8. TEMAS Solutions GmbH
  9. Rymatex Sp. z o. o.
  10. Viba Agile Innovation S.L
  11. RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB
  12. INSTITUT DE L’INNOVATION DURABLE -SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION INSTITUTE
  13. GREENDECISION SRL
  14. APCL ADVERTISING PRODUCT COMPANY LTD (APCL)
  15. FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV (FRAUNHOFER)
  16. INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD EN EL TRABAJO
  17. CENTRE DE RESSOURCES TECHNOLOGIQUES EN CHIMIE ASBL-CERTECH
  18. ARCELIK A.S.
  19. VERTORO BV
  20. CENTRO RICERCHE PER LA CHIMICA FINE SRL
  21. RECUBRIMIENTOS Y FIBRAS, SL
  22. EPSAN

 

Project Details

Funding amount:
€ 10 M

Total project budget:
€ 12.61 M

Start date:
December 2024

Project duration:
42 months

BIOSAFIRE goes back to nature to upgrade lignins and tannins, nature’s flame retardants, and unlock them for industrial application of biosbased flame retardants. Starting from already existing pilot plants, BIOSAFIRE upscalesand broadens the available feedstocks to provide flame retardant in powder formats for five applications in four different sectors: naval, railway, household goods and wood coatings.

Featuring the same fire retardancy performance as chosen toxic benchmarks and enhancingsafety and sustainability with an 80% of biobased content, BIOSAFIRE aspires to not only demonstrate its targets on 5 use cases, but also to create a material portfolio and a set of processing guidelines to enhance flame retardants substitution by the industry. This will open the possibility for biobased resins to exhibit good fire retardant properties.

For more details about the BIOSAFIRE project, please visit the website www.biosafire.eu

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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101178218.

4. BioSTRUCT

(Manufacturing process of bio-based, fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications)
Co-funded by the European Union (Grant Agreement No. 101136335)

The BioStruct project, a European initiative, is dedicated to developing manufacturing processes for bio-based fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications. With a budget of 8 million EUR over three years, the project brings together 10 partners. In addition to end-users, the consortium includes entities from the fields of automation, machine building, measurement technology, material production, and simulation software, to comprehensively cover all aspects of development. The consortium has been carefully selected to include all key elements necessary for demonstrating high-precision manufacturing of biocomposite components.

More info at project website: https://www.biostruct-project.eu/

 

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5. TOSCA: Manufacturing Processes and Digital Tools for more Sustainable Composite Aerostructures

Lightweight composite materials are revolutionizing the efficiency of modern aircraft. However, their recyclability remains a major challenge. The TOSCA (Manufacturing Processes and Digital Tools for more Sustainable Composite Aerostructures)project is addressing this issue by developing an innovative processing chain for epoxy vitrimer resins—materials that combine the strength of conventional composites with enhanced recyclability.

This Horizon Europe-funded initiative officially started in January, 2025 and is set to run for 36 months, with a budget of over € 5.1 million. The project brings together 9 leading research and industry partners from 6 different countries across Europe to develop innovative, sustainable solutions for composite manufacturing and recycling in the aerospace sector.

TOSCA is setting the foundation for the next generation of composite manufacturing by:

  • Advancing recyclable epoxy vitrimer resins for aerospace applications
  • Developing a full production chain, from automated lay-up to welding, repair, rework and recycling
  • Embedding inspection systems to enable real-time monitoring and zero-defect manufacturing
  • Bridging the gap between research and industry for real-world implementation

TOSCA Project is entirely funded by the European Union, under the topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-08 of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON), grant number 101191394. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.