Topic 5 – Putting Circular Economy Ambitions into Action
Cider Engineering is seeking to join a transnational RAMP consortium under Topic 5, addressing a key regulatory barrier hindering circular economy adoption: the loss of substance traceability in end-of-life products once they are reclassified as "recyclable material". This change of status erases information on original composition (hazardous substances, additives, critical elements), creating a risk of uncontrolled dilution into recycled material streams and a compliance gap between "waste" status and "secondary raw material" status.
Our expertise covers three complementary areas:
Substance traceability from the design phase — identification and documentation of substances integrated into products upstream, enabling tracking through to end-of-life
On-the-ground operational reality — direct experience of dismantling and end-of-life treatment centres, and the practical current limitations of traceability
Regulatory watch — monitoring of legislative developments (REACH, waste/by-product status, eco-design) and identification of regulatory grey areas
We are looking to join a consortium as a technical partner/subcontractor.
Since 2011, CIDER Engineering has been an engineering and expertise centre dedicated to technical and strategic studies, the deconstruction of heavy equipment, and the recovery/valorisation of complex materials. Our expertise addresses issues that have become increasingly pressing:
Anticipating the growing requirements around product recyclability and end-of-life treatment (eco-design for recycling, factoring in dismantling costs as early as system production).
Mapping hazardous substances at the design stage (REACH, POP, RoHS, etc.).
Analysing the criticality of strategic materials contained in equipment and assessing their recovery potential for reuse (circular economy and short-loop production).
Anticipating or supporting regulatory developments, particularly regarding recovery targets and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
Managing the end-of-life of complex and sensitive systems.
We offer our clients full project management of equipment decommissioning operations, from the study and analysis phases through to the valorisation of Secondary Raw Materials.
We develop, disseminate, and build up recognised expertise on the recyclability potential of end-of-life equipment, with a multi-sector approach (Defence & Civil). Our data is tangible, drawn directly from the industrial world through our two shareholder companies.