Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy – Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy – Leibniz University Hannover

Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy

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The IKK - Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy analyses the entire life cycle of plastics in its research work. The focus here is on strategies for increasing resource efficiency and defossilising the plastics value chain. In this area, the focus is on material development, energy-efficient processing, the recycling of plastics and bioplastics as well as component manufacture and the accompanying sustainability assessment.

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TecDays Recycling 2025 @ KraussMaffei, Laatzen, 26/27 March 2025

wip-Forum Plastics Practice 2025 - Engineering plastics in the circular economy

SCALE - the scalable production system of the future. A state-of-the-art ‘space’ for research and development opens up over 7,000 square metres

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Gauß-AG in den Osterferien

Vielfalt Maschinenbau: Entdecke unser umfassendes Studien- und Ausbildungsangebot

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