COMPASS project will recover aircraft and automotive waste to manufacture new products | from Interempresas
The COMPASS project, funded under Horizon Europe, aims to recover high‑value waste from both the aerospace and automotive sectors — particularly metal sheets and thermoplastic composite panels — and re-manufacture them into new, strategic products.
COMPASS brings together a consortium of 13 international partners to develop cutting‑edge technologies for dismantling, recovering, and remanufacturing these materials. The project also aims to implement a Digital Product Passport that will store detailed lifecycle data for each component, facilitating traceability, quality control, and efficient circular production.
Economically, COMPASS is expected to unlock significant value: by 2035, it projects €60 million/year from recycled metallic alloys and €500 million/year from composite materials. Moreover, the initiative targets a 30% reduction in waste generated during both production and end-of-life stages.
Through COMPASS, the partners are promoting a data-driven circular economy model — giving industrial waste a second life, reducing environmental impact, and minimizing dependence on virgin raw materials.