The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA), the European Plastics Converters (EuPC) and the European Composite Recycling Services Co. (ECRC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims to create a collaborative approach to developing recycling and sustainability procedures for composites in Europe.
Fons Harbers, chairman of the ECRC; Alexandre Dangis, managing director for EuPC; and Volker Fritz, EuCIA’s president have all signed the agreement. The agreement highlights two issues that the organizations will pursue:
- Setting the foundation of a sector group under EuCIA’s purview that will be integrated into EuPC. The sector group will operate as EuCIA Recycling & Sustainability Platform of the composites industry.
- Fostering cooperation on recycling and sustainability at the European level, while enforcing the common voice and position of composites industry on environmental issues.
“It is our goal to transfer this common message to the EU legislators and contribute to a European balanced business environment for the industry.” notes Fritz.
“The cooperation agreement supports the European composites industry on recycling by having one voice. It brings together industry players in the composites value chain under a common platform to define and decide on common strategies for the industry, while highlighting our commitment to sustainability of this sector,” says Harbers.
Dangis notes, “The composites industry is creating these synergies on sustainability at the right time in Europe. EU legislators are keen to learn more about the composites recycling possibilities in view of a more resource efficient future for Europe. EuPC welcomes this broad knowledge based cooperation on recycling for the European industry”.
Fritz adds, “The agreement shows that the composites industry is moving into the right direction and is committed to sustainability. Reunited under EuCIA and delivering on environmental matters, the composites industry will be stronger.”