13 May 2025 - 15 May 2025

Austria

Hall no.4, booth A06 & B05 Kärntner Messen Klagenfurt, Valentin-Leitgeb-Straße 1, 9020 Klagenfurt, Carinthia/Austria

Cradle-ALP – Circular Alpine Space community

Welcome in our Circular Alpine Space Community

This community is dedicated to advancing sustainable development and innovation in the Alpine region. It gathers enterprises, business support organisations, academics & universities as well as representatives from the public authorities from the Alpine Space region (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia & Switzerland) active in the 5 key industrial sectors of this region: polymers & composites, chemistry & materials, packaging, textile and wood & furniture. Moderated by the 9 Cradle-ALP partners thanks to their expertise on those industrial sectors, the goal is to encourage sustainable innovation and provide a plate-forme to exchange on circular businesses opportunities within the Alpine Space region.

CIRPLEX 13th - 15th May 2025, On-site -, Klagenfurt, Carinthia/Austria.

Cirplex is a novel combination of congress and trade fair. Sustainable as well as circular plastics solutions in the Alps-Adria region are presented in a single location. This unique space connects startups with industry leaders. CIRPLEX is the hotspot for decision-makers in the plastics industry from Alpine Space and Adria Regions, Central and Southeast Europe.

Cradle-ALP facilitates ON-SITE transregional matchmaking in the center of the Cradle-ALP booth (hall no. HA04N, booth no. B 05).

Attending the Cradle-ALP matchmaking event offers a convenient and efficient method for planning 1:1 meetings with exhibitors and visitors from the Alpine Space and beyond.

20 minutes run fast, but they are crucial for building initial connections as they provide a targeted way to meet potential collaboration partners, allowing participants to quickly evaluate each other's interests and expertise, and identify common goals and synergies.

CIRPLEX 13th - 15th May 2025, On-site -, Klagenfurt, Carinthia/Austria.

hall no.4, booth A06 & B05

The congress programme

May 13th, 2025, evening:

Exclusive pre-event at Lake Wörthersee (by exclusive invitation only)

May 14th, 2025– DAY 1:

Focus – Shaping the future: Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness
Cradle-ALP on-site Matchmaking from 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

May 15th, 2025 – DAY 2:

Focus – Education, innovation & start-ups: the keys to a successful future
Life Experience Tours to selected Carinthian leading companies
Cradle-ALP on-site Matchmaking from 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Exhibitor target groups:

Our last event : Composites Recycling and Circularity in the Alpine Space !

March 20th, 2025 - Online

Programme :

10.00 -10.10 : Welcome and presentation of services support offered by Cradle-ALP partners
10.10-10.20 : Brief overview of the regulation framework on Composites recycling – Dr. Florian Part from BOKU University
10.20 - 10.35 : Applicability of the "Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD)-principle for SMEs : benefits and challenges - Christoph Olscher from BOKU University
10.35-10.55 : Composites End-of-life management : challenges and solutions for SMEs – Romain Agogué from IPC, Industrial Technical Center for Plastics and Composites
10.55 -11.15 : SMEs pitches on key circularity challenges and best-practices in the polymer, composites and chemistry industry
- NMB - Closing the plastics loop – Challenges in CFRP Recycling - Robin Fachtan, Team Leader Polymers Composites & Injection Molding, Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH
- Polyloop - Decentralised mechanical recycling of composites waste - beyond composite plastic recycling, polyloop technology regenerates preformed raw materials - Arno Scarantino .
- Extracthive - Solvent-based process to reclaim high-quality, green, and affordable carbon fibre from composite waste
- Triangular - Your Ultimate Guide to Efficient Contract Manufacturing and Materials Processing - Maximizing Material Processing Efficiency - Pablo Marroquín , CEO of Triangular. Triangular-pod - The Process On Demand Platform
11.15-16.00 : Online B2B meetings through the Cradle-ALP – Circular Alpine Space community on B2match platform

Our next community events dedicated to support SMEs

In Cradle-Alp, we will organize several events to support SMEs in their challenges :

Composites Recycling and Circularity in the Alpine Space

March 20th, 2025 - Online

Our first event will be dedicated to promoting innovative solutions for composites circularity, bringing together stakeholders and companies from Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

Your opportunity to join ?

To tackle common challenges and foster new circular value chains across the Alpine region by networking with other organizations !

Next online event to come soon !

In April 2025

Our second event will help you in...

Your opportunity to join ?

CIRPLEX – The Hub for Circular Plastics Innovation

May 13th to 15th, 2025 - Klagenfurt, Carinthia/Austria

Our third event will be organized for ON-SITE B2B meetings in the frame of CIRPLEX 2025, a unique combination of congress and trade show in Klagenfurt, Carinthia/Austria.

Your opportunity to join?

Register and book your 20 minutes 1:1 meeting slots with potential partners for collaboration. You will be able to network during this event with entrepreneurs, startups, industry leaders and research institutions from Alpine Space and Adria Regions, Central & Southeast Europe.

What is Cradle-ALP ?

The Cradle-ALP project, part of the Interreg Alpine Space programme, is dedicated to advancing sustainable development and innovation in the Alpine region. Its primary focus is on promoting a cradle-to-cradle approach within the Alpine area, with the overarching aim of reducing waste generation and resource consumption in the different industries.

Cradle-ALP advocates for the substitution of chemical, fossil or unsustainable materials with alternatives that are more circular, sustainable and biodegradable. This mission is driven by the support for research, the exchange of knowledge and the implementation of innovative solutions outlined in the project’s roadmaps, which are integral components of the project’s strategy for promoting sustainable development in the Alpine Space region. A comprehensive network of stakeholders, including businesses, research institutions and public authorities, will be responsible for implementing these roadmaps to facilitate the emergence of circular products and value chains and to foster the transition toward a more sustainable and resilient Alpine region.

The aim is to promote the emergence of circular products and value chains at the intersection of polymers & composites, chemistry & materials, packaging, textile and wood & furniture sectors within the Alpine region.