Guideline 1: Increasing the circularity of advanced materials within supply chains

Guideline 1

INCREASING THE CIRCULARITY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS WITHIN SUPPLY CHAINS

Optimizing the production and use of resources will be essential, considering the growing demand for advanced materials targeting the energy and digital transitions, along with ever-increasing stocks of end products, which represent exploitable resources, not industrial and domestic waste. Thus, the goal is to significantly reduce the number of materials used^[8] while increasing the resilience and circularity of supply chains through improved and recycled materials, optimized designs, and efficient manufacturing processes.

OBJECTIVE 1.1. To promote eco-design when developing new advanced materials and processes.

OBJECTIVE 1.2. To deploy traceability and environmental transparency solutions within supply chains.

OBJECTIVE 1.3. To increase advanced materials recycling and reuse within the four application sectors.

Objective 1.1

OBJECTIVE 1.1

To promote eco-design when developing newadvanced materials and processes.

As of 2025, include the concept of a circular economy within the
evaluation criterion used in calls for projects launched by PRIMA Québec.
– Sponsor: PRIMA Québec

Advancement details:

Awareness campain scheduled for the 30^th general call for projects.

Update : January 13, 2025

Advancement

0

100

Integrate the life cycle analysis concept as an evaluation criterion for
projects that specifically target the development of advanced materials
and processes and receive support from PRIMA Québec.
– Sponsor: PRIMA Québec

Scheduled to start in 2030

Objective 1.2

OBJECTIVE 1.2

To deploy traceability and environmental transparency solutions within supply chains.

Raise awareness among companies in the ecosystem of the Écoleader program, intended to finance environmentally responsible support initiatives.
– Sponsor: Fonds d’action québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)

Advancement details:

Program opened in July for 2 years. 18 companies supported in advanced materials in enrgy and environment sectors in the last round (July 2024).

Update : January 13, 2025

Advancement

0

100

Encourage companies to assess their own degree of material circularity. – Sponsor: Centre de Transfert Technologique en Écologie Industrielle (CTTÉI)

To be announced

Implement a traceability pilot project that brings together a large number
of stakeholders in the battery sector.
– Sponsor: Propulsion Québec

To be announced

Map incoming and outgoing material flows in Québec’s industries while identifying potential synergies.

Looking for sponsor(s)

Objective 1.3

OBJECTIVE 1.3

To increase advanced materials recycling and reuse within the four application sectors.

Launch the Circular Innovation Challenge, an initiative designed to support companies that develop and implement innovative and practical solutions in the wind turbine and electric battery sectors. This challenge will encourage new eco-design methods, along with the reuse and recycling of materials within these sectors.
– Sponsors: RECYC-QUÉBEC and Cycle Momentum

Advancement details:

Wind turbine Circular Innovation Challenge launched in 2024.
Battery Circular Innovation Challenge scheduled for mid-2025.

Update : January 13, 2025

Advancement

0

100

Launch a circular economy accelerator laboratory for advanced materials.
– Sponsor: CERIEC

Pending start

CIRCULARITY

A digital platform for the reuse of composite products

The pyrofibre platform

Drawing on its expertise in composites, the Centre de Developpement des Composites du Québec (CDQC) has developed a digital resource exchange platform to help reuse, recycle and recover composite products. Composites du Québec (RICQ) share a resource that gathers information regarding deposits.

As the number of registrations on the Pyrofibre platform increases, so will the opportunities to locate deposits. This increase will provide greater support for companies and start-ups, helping them develop solid
business plans for the creation of pyrolysis and recovery centers.