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Transitioning to the circular economy is anything but easy and goes against the common business of selling more and more. The circular business model requires a different way of thinking and working in R&D, production, sales, services, ... The high start-up costs have an inhibitory effect. However ...

In the circular economy, products are sometimes offered ‘as a service’, instead of sold to the clients. But isn’t this circular business model very similar to leasing? How can targeted services to extend the lifespan of products be beneficial to companies?

To reduce the impact of products, circularity focuses on lifespan extension and reduced material footprint. This, however, often comes with an additional cost, impacting the return on investment (ROI). What approach do Circular Economy front-runners use to change their companies' KPIs to move to ...

Sustainability and circularity are mentioned more and more in procurement specifications. Every company active in the technology & manufacturing industry notices this. But that does not mean that sustainability sells easily. Nor do clients automatically choose circular products or services. How do ...

The role of a product manager requires a constant balancing of multiple interests and a strategic vision focused on business growth and customer satisfaction. To support product managers and management of software companies, we are organizing the PR_D_CT Day unconference on 23 June 2023, bringing ...

How do other companies find partners who they can work with to actually make progress in realising their circular projects? This is one of the questions we received after last month’s SHIFT question "What would you like to learn from another company?". In this blog, we will check this out and ...

Flax and PLA (polylactic acid) are both materials based on renewable biological resources. This article reviews the possibilities of combining flax fibres and PLA polymer into a single biocomposite material, one of the most available biocomposite materials on the market. PLA, as a thermoplastic ...

You can approach sustainability by focusing on the physical aspect of durability or by focusing on the (ecological) systems and processes with the lowest possible environmental impact or even positive and regenerative impact. This article discusses what sustainability means for biocomposites, what ...

When setting up activities in the inner circles of the circular economy - remanufacturing, refurbishing, retrofitting, repair, parts harvesting, etc.- there is a need for cooperation between companies. In almost all cases, there are activities that cannot or will not be carried out by one single ...

By combining a light polymer with strong and rigid fibres, composites bring all these properties together in one material. Composites also offer other advantages, such as freedom of shape, corrosion and fatigue resistance. They are therefore widely applicable in industries such as aerospace ...