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Innovative bio-based adhesives and binders for circular products meeting market requirements

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

Programme Description

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe.

CBE JU is operating under the rules of Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme, for the 2021-2031 period. The partnership is building on the success of its predecessor, the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), while addressing the current challenges facing the industry.

 

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-IA-06

Call

Innovative bio-based adhesives and binders for circular products meeting market requirements

Summary

Adhesives and binders are used in several sectors; their strength, ease of application and stability are of significant help in the manufacture and service of products. However, certain conventional fossil-based products can present significant health and safety and environmental issues at production, use and end of life phases. The chemical composition of and volatile substances released from conventional synthetic adhesives and binders raise health and safety concerns; moreover they are often based on formaldehyde or epoxy resins, some of which are under scrutiny as candidate substances of concern. Bio-based solutions could represent safer alternatives, provided they match application requirements in terms of cost, performance and end of life.

Detailed Call Description

Proposals under this topic should:

  • Demonstrate the cost-competitive and resource efficient production of SSbD bio-based adhesives and/or binders, as alternatives to conventional fossil-based chemicals posing environmental and health & safety concerns.
  • Demonstrate that the developed adhesives and/or binders meet target application requirements in terms of technical performances, such as shelf life and durability, load-bearing, fire resistance, resistance to chemicals and temperature, mechanical strength etc. Besides the technical properties of the adhesives and binders, proposals should also consider their application to the final product(s), targeting solutions allowing easy assembly/installation and debonding, as well as compatibility with recycling streams, for improved circularity of the product.
  • Include a task to integrate assessment based on the safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) framework, developed by the European Commission, for assessing the safety and sustainability of chemicals and materials. Under this context, projects are expected to contribute with and develop recommendations that can advance further the application of the SSbD framework. Where applicable, a comparison with the fossil-based and/or bio-based state-of-the-art counterparts should be added.

Call Total Budget

€15 million

Thematic Categories

  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Industry
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Businesses
  • Consumer Organisations
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions

Eligibility For Participation Notes

Proposals must implement the multi-actor approach and demonstrate the involvement of all concerned key actors in the bio-based systems, such as researchers and technology providers, bio-based processing industries, waste management operators, end-users and consumers.

Call Opening Date

24/04/2024

Call Closing Date

18/09/2024

EU Contact Point

https://www.cbe.europa.eu/contact

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