Themes
Circular Vehicle Architectures
- Design for Circularity (DfC) at vehicle system level: methodologies, frameworks and life cycle assessment approaches for circular zero-emission vehicles
- Circular vehicle architecture: modular design, remanufacturing strategies, disassembly concepts and multi-material systems for circular end-of-life
- OEM circular strategies, roadmaps and cross-sector standardisation; virtual and physical validation of circular vehicle concepts
Circular Components
- Design for Circularity at component level: lightweight design, material substitution, eco-design and circularity assessment across all material groups
- Component design for circular end-of-life: joining technologies, interface strategies and characterisation for mechanical and structural performance
- Demonstrators and validation of circular components across vehicle architectures and material combinations
Recycled Aluminium & Lightweight Alloys
- Secondary and recycled aluminium for automotive structural applications: alloy development, processing routes and performance validation
- Scrap management, material traceability and closed-loop process chains for automotive aluminium and lightweight alloys
- Circular lightweight alloy solutions: from material characterisation to component integration and life cycle assessment
Composites & Polymers
- Recycled, bio-based and sustainable polymer and composite materials for automotive applications: development, upscaling and performance assessment
- Recycling and recovery routes for fibre-reinforced polymers and thermoplastics; process optimisation for secondary materials
- Circular design strategies for composite and plastic components: eco-design, material substitution and end-of-life considerations
Tyres & Rubber
- Circular strategies for tyres and rubber: retreading, reuse, pyrolysis and increased recycled and bio-based content
- Material development and performance validation for sustainable tyre and rubber formulations
- End-of-life processing, extended producer responsibility and regulatory frameworks for tyres and rubber in the automotive sector
Steel
- Circular strategies for automotive steel: advanced recycling, repurposing and secondary material use in vehicle structures
- Performance validation of circular steel components: forming simulation, crashworthiness assessment and regulatory compliance
- Life cycle assessment and environmental impact of circular steel solutions in automotive applications
Digital Methods for Circular Economy
- Digital tools for circularity assessment: automated LCA, R-strategy quantification and decision-support systems for circular automotive design
- Digital Product Passports and traceability systems: data standards, interoperability and regulatory compliance for circular automotive value chains
- Data infrastructure, secondary material marketplaces and digital enablers for transparent and verifiable circular supply chains
Circular Vehicle Ecosystems
- End-of-life vehicle processing and material recovery: dismantling technologies, advanced sorting and industrial-scale recycling of automotive material streams
- Recovery of critical and strategic materials from end-of-life vehicles and EV components; secondary material quality and certification
- Circular supply chain design, reverse logistics and policy frameworks for closed-loop automotive production