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May 22, 2026

PLANETS @ 3rd Collab4Resilience (C4R) meeting

On 11th May 2026, PLANETS partners (Beatriz Alfaro, BNN) part in the third networking workshop of the Collab4Resilience (C4R) initiative, organised by the CheMatSustain communication team. The initiative brings together projects working on safe and sustainable chemicals and nanomaterials, with the goal of strengthening collaboration and amplifying the impact of communication and dissemination activities across the community.

The workshop gathered 25 participants, including both long-standing members and new contributors, creating a dynamic and engaging environment for exchange. PLANETS colleagues actively participated in the discussions, contributing to reflections on the key highlights and achievements since the previous meeting. The session highlighted the significant progress made across the network, as well as several important milestones reached by participating projects.

A central focus of the workshop was on identifying new opportunities for collaboration. Participants explored upcoming joint actions, including events, publications, and coordinated communication activities designed to maximise outreach and visibility. These exchanges provided valuable insights into how projects like PLANETS can further align efforts with other initiatives in the field and contribute to a stronger, more connected research and innovation landscape.

PLANETS colleagues look forward to building on these discussions and contributing to future joint activities that support the transition towards safe and sustainable chemicals and materials.

A big thank you to the CheMatSustain team for organising this productive exchange, and to all participants for their valuable contributions.

The agenda of the meeting is avalable here.

Some impressions of the meeting:

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February 4, 2025

PLANETS kicks off in Grenoble

Members of the scientific community from 18 partner organizations met at Minatec in Grenoble from 26-27 November 2024 to launch the Horizon Europe project PLANETS.

PLANETS stands for “Plasticizers, fLame-retardants and surfactANts: new alternatives validating the safE and susTainable by deSign approach” and is funded under the Topic HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-24.

The consortium will receive 14.5 million Euros from the European Union’s research and innovation programme to demonstrate the applicability of the SSbD Draft Framework published by the JRC while technically developing alternatives for 3 of the most important classes of molecules in chemical industries: plasticizers, flame retardants and surfactants.

The new molecules and products developed by PLANETS will be significantly safer to workers and consumers and will have considerably lower environmental impact, while ensuring economic viability and social awareness.

This ambitious project, coordinated by Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), which hosted the Kick-Off Meeting, brings together 18 complementary partners from 7 countries, including 7 large industry partners (BASF, Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG, ELKEM Silicones, Greenchemicals Srl, Steinbacher Dämmstoff GmbH, SYENSQO, Wacker Chemie AG), 3 SMEs (RINA Consulting, STERNA, QSAR Lab), 5 RTOs (AIMEN Technology Center, CEA, TNO, IPC, Fraunhofer ICT) and 3 non-profit research organizations (BioNanoNet Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Radboud University). These partners bring the expertise required for the entire project development, including:

  • Development of safer and more sustainable alternatives through SSbD assessments in a tiered approach
  • Demonstration of the integration of the new molecules for the manufacturing of new products for various applications (coating, insulation foams and childcare articles)
  • Social and humanities sciences
  • Business plans and market uptake approaches
  • Digital Product Passport
  • Identification of new skills and training
  • Interactions with appropriate stakeholders and citizens and feedback to JRC and the EC.

PLANETS aims to significantly contribute to paving the way for the adoption of the SSbD framework while proposing a roadmap towards industrialisation and market uptake of the alternative solutions.

 

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Plasticizers, fLame–retardants and surfactANts: new alternatives validating the safE and susTainable by deSign approach 

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This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement n° 101177608. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

 

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