Future of manufacturing in europe 2015-2020 - the challenge for sustainable development

Objective

The European Commission wishes to ensure that European manufacturing industry in 2015-2020 will be highly competitive. Therefore, regardless of its profile and structure, there are particular factors that can be influenced and analysed, in order to bring such desirable situation about. The project will develop a major prospective mapping of three critical general capabilities and competencies - Technology, Knowledge and Skills, Organisation and Business capabilities, necessary to underpin a sustainable and competitive European manufacturing industry in the future. This will result in critical contributions to policy strategies including; dematerialisation of products through miniaturization, new materials, localized networks of production based on principles of industry ecology, product stewardship, closed loop production recycling and remanufacture.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures

Coordinator

IPC - IRISH PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE

Address

Ground Floor, Block 4b-5 Blanchardstown Corporate
15 Dublin
Ireland

Participants (9)

ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH

Austria

Address

Kramergasse 1
1010 Wien

CM INTERNATIONAL S.A.

France

Address

Rue Gallieni 80
92100 Boulogne-billancourt

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Spain

Address

S/n,isla De La Cartuja S/n, World Trade Centre
41092 Sevilla

FONDAZIONE ROSSELLI

Italy

Address

Via Fucini 5
20121 Milano

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

Address

Breslauer Strasse 48
76139 Karlsruhe

JEROME CASEY AND COMPANY LIMITED

Ireland

Address

St Laurence Road 55 Chapelizod
20 Dublin

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH

Germany

Address

39,karl-hammerschmidt Strasse 39
85609 Dornach

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

Address

Mill Lane
CB2 1RX Cambridge

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

United Kingdom

Address

Oxford Road Mathematics Building
M13 9PL Manchester

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