HIBISCUS
HIgh-performance circular and BIo-baSed materials in the Construction and bUilding Sector
Project details
- Type of project
- Innovation Action - Demonstration
- Project focus
- Construction
- Feedstock origin
- Agri-food waste
- Feedstock type
- Crop residuesDedicated cropsLignin & wood residues
- Project period
- 1 September 2025 - 31 August 2029
- Status
- In progress
- CBE JU Contribution
- € 7 497 302,50
- Call identifier
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024
Summary
The construction industry is a significant source of pollution, greatly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and waste. The environmental impact of traditional petroleum-based materials needs to be limited by accelerating the implementation of greener solutions. The HIBISCUS project aims to help greening the construction sector by replacing fossil-based materials with innovative bio-based alternatives.
The project focuses on developing and demonstrating five new bio-based construction materials, for waterproofing, insulation and carpentry. These materials will contain up to 80% bio-based components and improve environmental performance by 25%. To achieve this, the HIBISCUS project will use bio-based feedstocks, such as waste cooking oil, pine tree resin, carbohydrates, and lignin, as well as recycled product streams.
The new materials will be tested at a pilot scale to demonstrate their effectiveness and scalability, aiming to achieve a 10% European market share for bio-based materials within five years . This will improve sustainability, environmental profiles, and regulatory compliance, while also supporting the EU's goals of reducing carbon emissions and promoting a circular economy in the construction sector.
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Project coordination
- SOPREMA STRASBOURG, France
Consortium
- Kraton Chemical B.V. Almere, Netherlands
- UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE LIEGE, Belgium
- VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. Mol, Belgium
- CELLMAT TECHNOLOGIES SL Valladolid, Spain
- FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV MUNCHEN, Germany
- BIOECONOMY FOR CHANGE BARENTON BUGNY, France
- UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG STRASBOURG, France
- IFEU - INSTITUT FUR ENERGIE- UND UMWELTFORSCHUNG HEIDELBERG GGMBH HEIDELBERG, Germany
- CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DU BATIMENT CHAMPS SUR MARNE, France
- ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION Terrassa, Spain
- INDRESMAT SL L´HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT, Spain
- CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS PARIS, France
