January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Funding
The project is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy.
Why PotenCEA?
With the project PotenCEA – Potentials for Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry, the Cluster Automotive, the Umweltcluster Bayern, and the Chemie-Cluster Bayern are working together to find solutions for the circular use of plastics in vehicle manufacturing. The goal is to identify and implement new approaches for the recovery and reuse of plastics along the entire value chain.
Every year, more than six million vehicles in Europe reach the end of their life cycle – resulting in significant amounts of plastic components, which so far have only been partially recovered. Plastics are lightweight, versatile, and indispensable in modern vehicle manufacturing – but at the same time, they pose a particular challenge for recycling.
PotenCEA brings together companies from the automotive, materials, and recycling industries with research and policy stakeholders to develop technological, economic, and regulatory solutions. The aim is to establish sustainable material cycles for the automotive industry.
Project Components
Who Can Get Involved?
We are looking for companies, start-ups, research institutions, and other stakeholders from the following areas:
Contact & Participation
Interested organizations are invited to actively participate in the project. For more information, please contact:
Dr. Kerstin Schindler (Chemie-Cluster Bayern)
📧 schindler@chemiecluster-bayern.de
