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Dipl.-Ing. Volker Fennemann
Umwelt- und Ressourcenlogistik
/ Environment and
Resource Logistics
Tel. +49 231 9743-366
volker.fennemann@
iml.fraunhofer.de
Jan-Philip Kopka M. Sc.
Umwelt- und Ressourcenlogistik
/ Environment and
Resource Logistics
Tel. +49 231 9743-365
jan-philip.kopka@
iml.fraunhofer.de
/ “Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular
Plastic Economy“ Successfully Evaluated
/ Since 2018, six Fraunhofer Institutes have been conducting
research into the opportunities and challenges associated with
a circular plastic economy as part of the “Fraunhofer Cluster
of Excellence Circular Plastic Economy CCPE“. In March 2021,
a virtual meeting took place to evaluate the work completed
thus far. Various experts from industry and science as well as
Prof. Reimund Neugebauer, the President of the Fraunhofer-
Gesellschaft, took part in the interim evaluation alongside the
institutes involved in the Cluster: IML, IAP, ICT, UMSICHT, LBF
and IVV.
reusable transport box for e-commerce as well as a multimodal
child car seat made up of parts that can be easily repaired and
replaced, which can be installed in a number of vehicles.
Up until the planned consolidation at the end of 2023, the
members of the Cluster want to continue working on, inter
alia, increasing the transparency of information about materials
and the use of plastic products while providing details on the
entire life cycle.
As well as logistical issues, the scientists at Fraunhofer IML
have been conducting research into implementing circular
business models. Together with the other CCPE partners, they
have also developed the “Circular Readiness Level.” Businesses
can use an online tool to check whether the materials
can be recycled and their products reused as part of a circular
economy, as well as receive suggestions for ways to improve.
Two prototypes also show how products could be designed for
use in a circular economy: The researchers designed a modular,
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