For sustainable products in a Circular Economy
For sustainable products in a Circular Economy
What have been the greatest changes in the remanufacturing sector since the publication of the comprehensive ERN study in 2016? And even more importantly, what are the prospects for companies in the sector at the beginning of 2026? In this brief, scene-setting article we highlight the factors that are driving new investment but conclude that prospects for 2026 are mixed. The latest five-year plan in China casts a long shadow…
Mixed Prospects For 2026David Fitzsimons was interviewed by Louella Fernandes of Quocirca. In the 25-minute Q&A session you will hear why the current draft of the ecodesign regulation for imaging equipment is “a dog’s breakfast”.
Ecodesign – A Dog’s Breakfast?Early indications are not promising. Pioneer businesses that invested early in their products so that they could be repaired and disassembled, and then invested in reverse logistics and factories to take back their products for remanufacture, have been alarmed to read early drafts of well-intended product specific ecodesign regulations...
Will EU Ecodesign Regulations (ESPR) boost business investment in Europe’s Circular Economy?From 11th to 14th March we were in Lyon to participate in this annual trade show celebrating French manufacturing. Hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of visitors crammed into the expo centre each day. French Prime Minister François Bayrou and his Industry Minister Marc Ferracci came to honour those who can say ‘Made in France’. Why was the European Remanufacturing Council there?
Our discoveries at Global Industrie 2025 in LyonThe single most important strategy to promote remanufacturing is the inclusion of ‘remanufactured products’ in the procurement policies issued by businesses and government. Yet to date, ‘Green Public Procurement’ has been hopelessly inadequate...
Procurement policy to support remanufacturing – Ireland shows the way22 January 2025
European Remanufacturing Council joins Industry 5.0 forum20 January 2025
World Economic Forum – a new white paper: Circular Transformation of Industries15 September 2024
European Remanufacturing Council - change of ownership12 September 2024
ERC releases postion paper on Ecodesign for printers and cartridges29 March 2023
Ecodesign Regulations (ESPR) – Where less could be more15 November 2022
Profitability of remanufacturing during 2020 to 2022European Remanufacturing Council srl
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The European Remanufacturing Network (ERN) project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 645984.
The project was so successful that in January 2017 it was decided to create a European Remanufacturing Council funded by business membership subscriptions.
The ERN project (and the creation of a European Remanufacturing Council) was inspired by the earlier work of the Remanufacturing Industries Council in the USA.