The IMPLICIT research initiative is developing advanced recycling routes for auxiliary composite manufacturing waste such as vacuum bags, release films and technical fabrics, aiming to transform difficult-to-recycle materials into high-value secondary raw materials.

Led by SOLTECO MADERA PLASTICA SL with partners BIRZIPLASTIK, FAPERIN SL and Industrias Alegre, and supported by technology centres AIMPLAS · Technological Institute of Plastics, EURECAT, TECNALIA Research & Innovation and Leartiker, the project is funded by CDTI and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

From a technical perspective, IMPLICIT develops a multimodal recycling approach for materials mainly manufactured with thermoplastic polymers such as PA, PET, PE and PP. This approach integrates mechanical recycling processes (shredding, separation and extrusion), physical recycling based on selective dissolution, and chemical recycling technologies such as solvolysis to remove thermoset resins and recover high-value monomers and oligomers.

One of the project’s key pillars is the validation of recycled materials through real industrial demonstrators. In this regard, recovered materials are being transformed into technical automotive parts, profiles for urban furniture and multifilaments for technical textiles.

Furthermore, the project aims to create new business opportunities linked to advanced recycling and sustainable manufacturing, helping to strengthen industrial competitiveness and support the transition to a circular economy.