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GREENSMARTMED: presentation of opportunities during the Materials Life Cycle club

On June 24, at the Matéri'Act premises, the Materials Life Cycle Club took place, focusing on topics related to LCAs. As part of the European GREENSMARTMED project and the toolbox it developed, Adèle Maillard, interclustering project manager, was able to present European and international opportunities to participants. The goal was to gather needs and then direct them to key partners and programs. At the start of the school year, during the Materials and Composites Life Cycle Interclub, the project will be presented again and new opportunities highlighted to facilitate access for participating members.

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CIRCVET: last partners meeting

On June 12th and 13th, the CIRCVET project held its final partner meeting to conduct an initial review of the activities launched within the European project. Discover these developments!

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A look back at the ECP4 Conference: “Trends in Polymers and Composites Circularity”

The ECP4 conference, “The European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform,” entitled “Trends in Polymers and Composites Circularity,” was held from May 13 to 14, 2025, and was co-organized by Axel’One and Polymeris at the Lyon 1 University Campus. This event brought together various experts from clusters, universities, companies, and technical centers that are members of ECP4, of which Polymeris is a key member.

The first day was dedicated to discussions on the emergence and implementation of European projects between members of the association. Presentations focused on the themes of circularity, advanced manufacturing, and digitalization in the polymer and composite sectors.

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A promising first step for the BIOntier project

BIOntier is an ambitious European project aimed at pushing back the boundaries of sustainable, circular, high-performance biocomposites. It relies on a strategic alliance of partners to develop biosourced applications that are easy to produce, test and recycle. The project aims to accelerate the time-to-market for innovative solutions, helping to strengthen the European Union's position in the bioeconomy and sustainable technologies, while generating both industrial and societal benefits.

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Launch of the European ASTER project

Opportunities for the textile and plastics industry and innovations in the high-altitude outdoor sector: follow the ASTER project

ASTER, a European project financed by the Interreg Alpine Space program, aims to support innovation in the plastics and textiles sectors, particularly through the development of high-altitude outdoor products.

Polymeris and the 10 project partners met in Erlangen, Germany, to take stock after 6 months of the project and prepare the next steps.

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Recipients of Incircular cascade financing have begun their projects

INCIRCULAR is a European project in which Polymeris is a partner, supporting innovation in the participating European regions. The project partners are working on the circularity of plastics in the household appliances sector. To support inter-regional innovation, the project has received funding (€360k) from the European Commission to be redistributed to 6 innovative SME projects.

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A look back at the Idealist project's first networking event

A look back at the Idealist project's first networking event: the Hack&Match on advanced materials.

On February 13 and 14, the European Idealist project organized its first networking event, called the Hack&Match, aimed at players from the European Union facing challenges in advanced materials. Over the course of 2 online days, some twenty companies worked together to find 15 matches between the players in difficulty and the solution providers present.

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A look back at our European projects at the JEC

Polymeris took part in JEC World, held from March 4 to 6, 2025. This international event brings together the world's leading companies, innovative start-ups in the composites and advanced materials sector, and an ecosystem of experts, academics, scientists and R&D managers from leading brands.

On this occasion, Polymeris organized a networking cocktail with its European partners. This convivial event showcased the Bio-Uptake, BIOntier, Thermofire, ZEvRA, Viable and Idealist collaborative projects, in the presence of many key players in the sector.

The show also featured two on-stage highlights. On the first day, the BIOntier and ZEvRA projects were presented with the participation of Thierry Renault, representing Faurecia. On the second day, the BIO-Uptake and Thermofire projects were highlighted alongside ARKEMA's Gilles Hochstetter.

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