Circularity & Sustainability
Composite materials offer clear sustainability advantages — they are lightweight, strong and low-maintenance, making them ideal for long-lasting and energy-efficient products.
At the same time, the sector faces challenges around reuse, recycling and circular design.
Shifting to a circular economy requires technical innovation, new value chains and close cooperation between companies, researchers and policymakers.
CompositesNL actively promotes this transition.
We support knowledge exchange, encourage joint initiatives and bring the topic to the forefront of policy and innovation agendas.
EUCIA (European Composites Industry Association)
The leading European industry association for composite materials, representing over 10,000 companies across the value chain.
CompositesNL – Platform Duurzaamheid
A knowledge platform within CompositesNL where members collaborate on themes such as circularity, recycling, safe processing and environmental legislation. The platform promotes knowledge sharing, joint projects and policy engagement in the field of sustainable composite applications.
ELN (European Lightweighting Network)
A European cooperation platform dedicated to reducing product weight to lower COâ‚‚ emissions, promoting knowledge sharing and supporting a common lightweight strategy within the Green Deal.
NEN (Royal Netherlands Standardisation Institute)
National standardisation institute that develops guidelines and standards in collaboration with stakeholders across the value chain, focusing on safety, quality, efficiency and sustainability.