Industrial symbiosis supports circular economies through resource exchange – but information asymmetries, fragmented networks and coordination challenges are a problem.
This study synthesises the literature and examines five industrial symbiosis initiatives with varying levels of digital maturity and 5 interconnected capabilities, including knowledge discovery, ecosystem orchestration, resource matching, resource-exchange facilitation and value-chain integration.
It proposes an agentic industrial symbiosis framework that conceptualises how AI enabled capabilities could support resource orchestration that advance the circular eonomy and industrial symbiosis. It offers novel theoretical and practical implications for circular innovation and provides a foundation for future empirical research.
Transitioning towards a circular textile economy has become a central objective of the European Union’s sustainability policy. However, achieving circularity remains particularly difficult for mixed polyester-cotton textiles, which represent one of the largest textile waste streams.
This PESCO-UP report examines the main barriers and enabling factors involved in scaling up textile recycling and circular textile value chains in the EU. The analysis combines an extensive literature review with qualitative evidence from 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with stakeholders representing different stages of the textile value chain, including textile producers, retailers, collectors, sorters, recyclers and technology developers.
SGEM 2027 will cover a broad range of scientific and technical topics, including sections on recycling, waste management and circular economy, and sustainable mineral processing and resource efficiency.
Thecall for abstracts is open until 22 March 2027, and the call for workshops until 25 May 2027.
This annual event showcases research capable of converting scientific knowledge into differentiated solutions for high-priority markets.
Early-stage and experienced researchers will present their most recent results in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering, with applications in areas including sustainable resource management, recovery, recycling and capitalisation of by-products from various agro-industrial streams.
This WCEF2026 Accelerator Session offers a close-up look at Nordic circular cities: what works, what carries the transition, and what still stands in the way. New research meets real-world practice from across the Nordics and Europe.
This conference will explore advanced, digitally enabled solutions for industrial remanufacturing across various sectors, including automotive, home appliances and optoelectronics. It will also address broader industrial challenges, opportunities and emerging EU legislative trends in the field of the circular economy.
