We are interested in forming a transnational consortium under Topic 6, with a focus on methods for analysing the economic performance, value creation and market potential of raw-material and circular-economy value chains.
The Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka, can contribute as coordinator or work-package leader for the economic component of the project. Our expertise would cover value-chain analysis, market analysis, cost and benefit assessment, business-model analysis, financial and investment analysis, price and risk scenarios, and the development of practical methods and decision-support tools for companies and policymakers.
We are particularly interested in cooperation with research organisations, technology centres and companies that can provide concrete industrial cases, material-flow data and market information. Relevant partners may work with circular, bio-based, recycled or secondary raw materials, sustainable packaging, resource-efficient production or related value chains.
Our preferred project approach is methodologically innovative but realistic in implementation. Rather than promising the development of entirely new materials or high-risk technologies, the project would apply and validate economic analysis methods on existing or emerging solutions. Expected results could include a harmonised value-chain assessment method, market and competitiveness scenarios, economic stress tests, investment cases, and recommendations for improving market uptake and value distribution across the chain.

The Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka (EFRI), is a public higher-education and research institution with long-standing experience in economics and business economics. Its activities cover education, scientific research, professional work and cooperation with the business community. The Faculty provides undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and doctoral education and participates in national and European research and development projects.
EFRI’s expertise relevant to RAMP Topic 6 includes economic and market analysis, value-chain assessment, business and investment analysis, financial modelling, competitiveness, international economics, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, management and public policy. The Faculty can develop and apply methods for assessing value creation, costs, risks, market potential and the distribution of economic benefits across raw-material and circular-economy value chains.
Within a RAMP consortium, EFRI can act as coordinator or lead the economic analysis work package. Its potential contribution includes value-chain mapping, market and price analysis, cost-benefit and life-cycle costing, scenario and sensitivity analysis, business-model assessment, investment cases, policy analysis, and the development of decision-support methods for companies and public authorities. The Faculty’s departmental structure supports multidisciplinary research across economic theory, national and international economics, finance, management, marketing and entrepreneurship.
EFRI is also experienced in cooperation with international academic institutions and the business community, enabling it to connect rigorous economic research with practical industrial cases and policy needs.