#Recycling / Circular Economy

2025-04-03

Circularise joins expert group in leading CIRPASS-2 project to shape future legislation on digital product passports

Circularise is proud to announce its official participation in the expert group of the CIRPASS-2 project. This marks a major milestone for Circularise, as it contributes to the most significant research initiative on legislation for Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to date.

Funded by the European Commission under the Digital Europe Programme, CIRPASS-2 will run from May 2024 to April 2027, bringing together a consortium of 49 partners from diverse sectors, including industry, research, digital technology, and standardisation organisations across Europe and beyond. The project is led by CEA-List, the Digital Institute of CEA, a French research organisation dedicated to fostering innovation for industrial transformation.

The CIRPASS-2 project is poised to revolutionise the adoption of Digital Product Passports across four key value chains: textiles, electrical and electronic equipment, tyres, and construction materials. Through 13 lighthouse pilots, the project will showcase the real-world application of :s at scale, demonstrating their potential to enhance traceability, sustainability, and compliance in industries crucial to the European economy.

In addition to these pilots, the project aims to establish a wide-reaching community of : stakeholders. By uniting leaders from diverse sectors, CIRPASS-2 seeks to ensure the seamless deployment of :s across different product sectors, not only in Europe but also globally.

Circularise’s inclusion in the group underscores its position as a leader in data traceability and digital transparency. Leveraging its innovative solutions, including blockchain technology and zero-knowledge proof systems, Circularise will contribute its expertise to shape the frameworks and strategies that drive the implementation of :s.

As a participant in this ambitious initiative, Circularise will work closely with the consortium to ensure that :s are designed to meet the needs of all stakeholders, from manufacturers and regulators to recyclers and consumers.

Mesbah Sabur, co-founder of Circularise, commented: “Joining CIRPASS-2 is an exciting opportunity to help lay the groundwork for the future of product transparency. By participating in CIRPASS-2, we aim to ensure that Digital Product Passports become a standard tool for consumers, regulators and businesses in decision making based on trustworthy supply chain data.”

CIRPASS-2’s ambitious goals align closely with Circularise’s mission to enable the transition to a circular economy through traceability and transparency solutions. As the project progresses, Circularise will play an integral role in ensuring the scalability and functionality of :s, ultimately supporting industries in achieving their sustainability targets while complying with evolving European legislation.

Circularise's digital product passports drive material traceability and circularity in partnership with Teijin

Circularise announces the successful launch of Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for Teijin Limited’s advanced aramid and carbon fibre materials. These passports, developed using Circularise’s product traceability platform, enhance data transparency within the materials supply chain, facilitating compliance with the European Union’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). As Teijin is also an investor in Circularise since November 2024, this collaboration underscores a shared commitment to sustainability and innovation.

20 Start-Ups selected for CEMATEX Start-Up Grant at ITMA 2027

CEMATEX has selected 20 emerging start-ups from nine countries to receive the CEMATEX Start-Up Grant and showcase their innovations at Start-Up Valley during ITMA 2027 in Hanover. Their participation will be fully funded by CEMATEX, giving promising early-stage companies access to the world’s leading textile and garment technology platform.

Moving Advanced Recycling from Innovation to Implementation

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2026 explores technologies, markets, financing and scale-up of innovative recycling solutions for waste streams including mixed plastic waste, textiles and PVC. Europe’s chemical and materials sector faces growing pressure to close carbon loops, strengthen raw-material safety and resilience and meet increasingly ambitious EU recycling targets. Against this backdrop, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) will bring together industry leaders, technology providers, researchers, innovators and policy-makers on 17–18 November 2026 in Cologne, Germany.

New Cotton Review examines competitiveness, market risk, and opportunities

From moving record volumes of Brazilian cotton to market, to managing price volatility, unlocking Ethiopia’s production potential, and strengthening African textile trade, the latest edition of Cotton: Review of the World Situation examines some of the most consequential opportunities and challenges facing the global cotton industry.

Long John puts KARL MAYER's RDJ 7/3 into operation and strengthens its position as a market leader

KARL MAYER has just unveiled its new RDJ 7/3 Jacquard Double Needle Bar Raschel Machine in the international trade press, and the innovation is already causing a stir in the market: The Long John Group, a leading manufacturer of performance footwear fabrics and a long-standing partner of renowned brands, was the first customer to invest in the new machine and celebrated its official launch at its Indonesian plant on August 20.

An eco-friendly alternative to fluorocarbon treatments

Protective and outdoor clothing derives its durable water-, dirt- and oil- repellent properties from the application of fluorinated polymers or per- and polyfluorinated low-molecular- weight chemicals (PFCs). The beneficial properties thus achieved on textiles are offset by environmental and human health risks. For manufacturers of sports, medical, protective and automotive textiles, researchers at the Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. and the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research have developed liquid-applied dispersions and solutions to functionalise textiles without the use of fluorine.