The newly awarded project BRISA (“Breakthrough Research on Industrial Safety against Airborne Carcinogens and Emerging Pollutants”) recently received an exceptional evaluation score of 14.5 out of 15 from the European Commission. The project boasts a total budget of €8 million and is 100% funded under the HORIZON-CL4-2025-01 call, part of the Safe and clean processing technologies and products (Processes4Planet partnership) programme.

Coordinated by AICE (Spain), BRISA brings together 17 partners from across Europe to develop safer, cleaner, and more sustainable industrial processes.

Safer Recycling Solutions

Norner will lead the process and material development actions, supporting the demonstration and validation of innovative solutions to reduce hazardous substances such as PFAS, bisphenols, and brominated flame retardants in recycled polymers.

"Norner’s main activities are centered on hazardous volatile mitigation in polyolefin and styrenic streams at plastics recycling facilities. Our solutions will be based on the development and implementation of next-generation stabilisation packages to limit polymer/additive breakdown and prevent formation of hazardous volatiles during recycling. We will optimize devolatilization extrusion processes to maximize removal of harmful substances from recycled plastics. The development work will be supported by Norner’s expertise in valorization of recyclates, stabilization, processing, application development, and chemical characterization of plastics using our comprehensive processing pilots and laboratory facilities," says Carlos Barreto, Innovation Manager Composites & Compounds at Norner.

Carlos Barreto, Innovation Manager Composites & Compounds at Norner.

Thor Kamfjord, Director Sustainability and Social Responsibility at Norner, adds:

“Norner is proud to contribute our expertise in polymer technology to this ambitious project. We will perform process optimization, real-time monitoring, and validation to ensure safer recycled plastics for the European market. Achieving such a high score in the EU evaluation is a testament to the strength of the consortium and the importance of our mission. Together, we aim to set new standards for industrial safety and sustainability in recycling plastics in Europe, delivering significant benefits for worker safety, environmental protection, and the advancement of circular economy solutions in the plastics industry.”