Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPEWho is the team that makes up the Fraunhofer CCPE? And what know-how can be found here?
Browse through our portraits, videos and interviews and find out which people are behind the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE.
CCPE Team
Statements of our Board of Management
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Renner answers the question of what makes Fraunhofer CCPE so special. He also discusses the challenges that the circular plastics economy is currently facing and which innovations are important for companies in this context.
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker answers the question of how important it is to increase recyclate quality for a circular plastics economy and what distinguishes the biobased plastics developed at Fraunhofer CCPE from conventional plastics. He concludes the interview by answering what it will take to establish bio-based plastics on the market in the next 10 years.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Melz answers the question of how important it is for a circular economy to increase recyclate quality and what solutions the Fraunhofer CCPE offers to preserve the properties of plastics in recyclates. He ends the recording by asking what importance you attach to bio-based additives or additives specially developed for bioplastics for the sustainable use of plastics.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Henning answers the question of how regional or supra-regional plastic cycles must be in the future. He also addresses the questions of what technical solutions the Fraunhofer CCPE offers in the field of advanced recycling and what requirements companies place on materials and processes for the plastics recycling economy.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Clausen answers the question of which framework conditions are currently still missing or hindering these for circular supply chains in the plastic industry and what does the digitization strategy of the future plastics industry look like. He also addresses the question of what contribution the Circular Readiness Level® (CRL®) developed by Fraunhofer CCPE can make to product development.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andrea Büttner addresses the challenges that companies face in the transformation from a linear to a circular plastics economy. She also answers the questions of how the business models for sustainable food packaging look in a circular plastics economy and how important the involvement of stakeholders along the value chain is for the development of circular products.