The Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport invites companies to express their interest in participating in an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in the field of circular advanced materials and to submit a basic project proposal.
The call, in the form of a public invitation, is intended to verify the interest of Slovenian companies in participating in an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in the field of Circular Advanced Materials (CAM), which is being established at the European level, and to submit a basic project proposal.
Cilj IPCEI CAM je izboljšati krožnost in učinkovitost virov skozi osredotočenost na napredne materiale, ki jih je mogoče bolj učinkovito reciklirati, pridobivati trajnostno, in ki so zasnovani za namen zmanjševanja odpadkov in intenzivnosti materialov. Prav tako je cilj spodbujati inovacije v celotni verigi vrednosti: razviti oziroma nadgraditi inovativne rešitve za napredne materiale, ki izboljšujejo trajnost, popravljivost, možnost ponovne izdelave in ponovno uporabnost, pri čemer bodo krožna načela vključevala življenjski cikel materiala od proizvodnje do konca življenjske dobe.
The IPCEI CAM project focuses on three work areas:
- sustainable sourcing of materials and the design of circular advanced materials, products, or applications using circular advanced materials,
- circular production, processing, and end-of-life management,
- circularity in the usage phase and usage optimization.
By expressing interest and submitting project proposals for IPCEI CAM, Slovenian companies will gain the opportunity to participate in the international matchmaking process, which is scheduled for the last quarter of 2026. This is a procedure that, based on connecting and networking, enables the establishment of partnerships between participating companies for the realization of IPCEI CAM in individual work areas. The matchmaking procedure is a necessary phase in the establishment and development of IPCEI CAM, where companies form consortia of partners at the European level, according to project proposals and planned developments in individual work areas. Companies can participate in IPCEI CAM as direct or associated partners.
Javno povabilo za izkaz interesa in oddajo projektnih predlogov je odprto do zaključenega povezovanja v IPCEI CAM. Kljub temu podjetjem predlagamo, da izkažejo interes in oddajo projektni predlog do 15. maja 2026, saj bodo tako lahko vključena v postopek povezovanja v IPCEI CAM že takoj na začetku tega postopka. Sodelovanje pri IPCEI projektih zahteva uporabo angleškega jezika.
The Ministry is also planning an information meeting regarding IPCEI CAM; the date will be announced subsequently within the public invitation for expression of interest.
Podrobnosti javnega povabila so objavljene na spletni strani javnega povabila za izkaz interesa.
