Welcome to Plan-C (Interreg Danube Region Programme co-financed by European Union

       The project Plan-C is mostly targeting the mobilization of the plastics and plastics processing machine industry for a clean and circular economy and follows the goal of leaving no one behind and understanding the economic challenges and financial opportunities of the transition into a greener industry. The Plan-C project consortium, consisting of 14 partners from DE, AT, CZ, SK, HU, RS, BiH, RO, and MD, aims to boost the transformation of the plastics value chain in the Danube Region towards circularity. Through transnational collaboration between plastics processors/producers and the machine industry, the consortium aims to bring about a significant shift in the intricate plastics value chain.

The scope and activities of the project contribute to enhancing innovation and technology transfer in the Danube region and are aligned with two actions of the Priority Area 8:

Action 1: To foster cooperation and exchange of knowledge between SMEs, creative industry, academia, the public sector and civil society in areas of competence in the Danube Region
Action 3: To improve framework condition, support programs and capacity building of stakeholders, to enhance the collaboration between cluster initiatives and regional innovation strategies, with an accent on rural areas

The project Plan-C combines both, a wide deployment of its results and objectives but also close support and assisting activities for specific SMEs + small midcaps that will then be part of a greener and more sustainable industry and strategic development of an Action Plan.

Project identification

Mission:
"Transformation of the PLASTICS and MACHINE INDUSTRY into a circular economy, using a design thinking methodology"

       To develop a vision for a transformed plastics value chain designed for circularity, demonstrating the benefits of reuse/recycling of plastics and maintenance, redistribution, refurbishing/remanufacturing and recycling of machines. Prototype solutions of plastics products + machine concepts designed for circularity to demonstrate the benefits of recycling/reuse/remanufacturing through innovative business cases.

Joint Strategy, Joint Action Plan

       The Transnational Plan-C Action Plan (AP) serves as a distinctive strategic tool designed to communicate the benefits of circularity throughout the entire plastics value chain in the Danube region. It targets Business Support Organizations (BSOs) and policymakers across the Danube countries, aiming to contribute to the EUSDR objectives.
The AP encompasses collaboratively developed recommended actions to promote the creation of sustainable and circular products. It also aims to expedite the shift towards circular business collaborations between stakeholders in the plastics value chain, specifically plastics processing companies and the machinery industry, in a format ready for implementation.
To ensure the continued application of the proposed Plan-C actions beyond the project's duration, all partners will utilize the Action Plan as the foundational reference during regional uptake sessions with industry stakeholders, RIS actors, and policymakers. At the final project conference, the Action Plan will be presented to policy-level target groups to further encourage its integration into industry-related policy initiative.

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