Objective Process industries in today's highly competitive global market must reconsider their production control policies and strategies if they are to achieve sustainable production and increase their competitiveness, which is vital to their survival and the economic growth of the European Union. In order to attain sustainable and economically efficient production, it is necessary to take a holistic view of process control and management. This can only be accomplished by integrating product quality, process economy and environmental impact in the next generation process control and optimisation systems. The HIPCON project aims at developing methodology and technology to facilitate transformation of the European industry to adapting holistic process management from a life-cycle perspective. The project results will support long-term transformation of industries promoting a radical increase in the competitiveness and eco-efficiency of the industries. The development of a holistic system clearly requires close co-operation among experts in a variety of fields. Cutting edge research in several different areas is necessary, e.g. economic, environmental and process modelling, multi-objective optimisation, and control theory. Integration of the research is of paramount importance. Implementation requires new methodologies and techniques drawn from modern information technology, computer science, and advanced process control. The high scientific level and complexity means that a very high strategic impact can be expected from a successful project, but that the scientific risks are not negligible. The inter-disciplinary research calls for a comprehensive scientific approach and scientific excellence in several areas. The work is divided in eight work packages, covering management, economic, environmental and process modelling, process control, system integration and dissemination.' Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords KPI adaptive process control holistic management system integrated process control key performance indicators modelling process economy sustainability sustainable production Programme(s) FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NMP-2002-3.4.3.1-2 - New and user-friendly production equipment and technologies, and their incorporation into the factory of the future Call for proposal FP6-2002-NMP-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET AB EU contribution No data Address Haelsingegatan 43 STOCKHOLM Sweden See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Houghton Street LONDON See on map Total cost No data IMCG LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address The Old Wheel House, 31-37 Church Street REIGATE - SURREY See on map Total cost No data UPPSALA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address St Olofsgatan, 10B UPPSALA See on map Total cost No data RESEARCH ACADEMIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Greece EU contribution No data Address Riga Feraiou Street, 61 PATRAS See on map Total cost No data SSAB OXELOESUND AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address OXELOESUND See on map Total cost No data STOCKHOLM VATTEN AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Torsgatan 26 STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data