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Eco-mobilier commits to new innovation partnerships with manufacturers

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To anticipate the increase in the collection of used mattresses, comforters and pillows in France, Eco-mobilier wishes to promote the deployment of new outlets for the recycling of these products. To meet this challenge, Eco-mobilier is proposing to industrial players to launch innovation partnerships around the development of new materials, technologies and applications.

Paris, March 19, 2020 - Eco-mobilier has been collecting used mattresses since 2013 and comforters and pillows since 2018. By 2019, tonnages collected had already reached 66,000 tonnes. Eco-mobilier is keen to find new outlets for the materials derived from these used products, and is launching "innovation partnerships" with manufacturers.

"Innovation partnership

The innovation partnership has the particularity of combining, within a single
contract of duration :

  • An R&D phase, which aims to develop new solutions, and may
    be the subject of financial support depending on the commitments that will be
    made by the players to Eco-mobilier;
  • An operating phase, enabling Eco-mobilier to guarantee a
    supply of raw materials at a fixed price agreed in advance by
    .

This type of contract is particularly well-suited to emerging sectors, which
require a long-term commitment from all parties to help them emerge.

Partnership objectives

Partnerships are for a maximum of 5 years and must :

  • Ensure the development of new applications by recycling
    polyurethane and latex from used mattresses; 2
  • Ensure the development of chemical recycling technologies for
    polyurethane from used mattresses or polyester from comforters and
    pillows;
  • Enable the development of investments in pilot projects,
    demonstrators and recycling plants in France;
  • Create new effective outlets through the operation of the
    facilities in question.

How to participate

The contract notice is available on the eco-mobilier.fr website.

Submission of applications: all applicants must submit their applications on
, the digital platform dedicated to calls for tenders, accessible 24/7.
They can register now on: consultation.eco-mobilier.fr

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: April 30, 2020 at 12:00 noon.