CIRCULOOS is a new European Commission-funded project, run by 18 partners, which aims to Empowering MSMEs for Circular Economy Success with Sustainable Solutions
Empower manufacturing industry with circular economy principles
The European-funded project CIRCULOOS enables Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to transition towards a circular economy providing tools to orchestrate and optimize the supply-chain end-to-end. The entire life cycle of products is covered for sustainable production across disruptive circular manufacturing processes. CIRCULOOS offers a transformative opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as they embark on their journey towards a circular economy.
How will CIRCULOOS help SMEs?
By equipping MSMEs with cutting-edge tools, CIRCULOOS enables the orchestration and optimization of the supply chain from end to end. This comprehensive approach ensures that the entire life cycle of products is addressed, promoting sustainable production through innovative and disruptive circular manufacturing processes.
Through open calls, manufacturing and innovation SMEs join hands to design and propose disruptive recycling, remanufacturing, and refurbishment cases, all powered by the CIRCULOOS platform and its tools. By allocating a substantial 3.6 million to open calls, CIRCULOOS believes in fostering agility and sustainability across supply chains, through innovative SMEs and startups driven by collaboration and innovation.
Among the 18 experiments that will take place, three will be used as pilots to demonstrate and validate CIRCULOOS framework. The selected three pilots in the wood, leather, and plastic sectors have the mission to drive requirements and tools specifications and early test them with Agile and flexible supply chain orchestration. Technologies such as Digital Twin or robots will be used to integrate circular economy vision in every step of the supply chain.
Who is running the project?
Boosting innovation and entrepreneurship in a newborn community requires a strong, innovative, and experimented ecosystem. CIRCULOOS consortium coordinated by EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is composed of:
- RTOs, DIH (SuPSI, TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU, INNOMINE DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB NONPROFIT KFT),
- Industrial suppliers (EDGR, ALA, FIWARE FOUNDATION , OCIAL OPEN AND INCLUSIVE INNOVATION ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA),
- Manufacturing SMEs (FICTION FACTORY, CONTENEDORES LOLO SL, KHOANI BORDISZMUGYARTO ES KERESKEDELMI KFT, B&A BORDISZMU ES KERESKEDELMI KFT, tHERMOLYMPIC SL, ANONICAL ROBOTS SL),
- Industrial cluster (Innomine, CONSORCIO RED ALASTRIA),
- Open call (6S NETWORK IRELAND LIMITED), and Dissemination and Communication managers (FOUNDATION MOBILE WORLD CAPITAL BARCELONA)
Where can I find out more?
To find out more about the progress of the project and the open calls opportunities follow us on LinkedIn to join the CIRCULOOS community
We are looking forward to starting this journey, and helping European SMEs to join the circular economy journey
