Innovation Fund Denmark - Innomissions: Circular Economy for Plastics and Textiles (CE-PT)

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Mission-driven partnership funded by Innovation Fund Denmark with DKK 106.5 million (€14.3 million) to ensure circular economy for plastics and textiles in Denmark by 2050. Led by TRACE partnership of 92 partners including universities, companies, clusters, and municipalities. Focuses on resource consumption reduction, better recycling, waste sorting via IT, durable product design, and high-quality plastics recycling. Initial projects aim to reduce 650,000 tonnes CO2-eq emissions. Open for partnerships and project participation. Suitable for NGOs collaborating on plastic waste value chains in Denmark and Baltic region.

Source: https://innovationsfonden.dk/en/p/innomissions

Funding Details

Funder

Innovation Fund Denmark (Innovationsfonden)

Funding Goal

Ensure a circular economy for plastics and textiles in Denmark towards 2050 through research, innovation, and commercialisation partnerships

Funding Amount

Total Innomissions allocation: DKK 700 million across four green missions; CE-PT (Circular Economy for Plastics and Textiles) mission allocated approximately DKK 106 million

Deadline

periodic (periodic)

How to Apply

Two-phase structure: Phase 1 involved development of socio-technical roadmaps (completed). Phase 2 is a call for innovation partnerships with international peer review evaluation. Applications submitted through the Innovation Fund Denmark e-grant system (e-grant system). Contact Anette Juhl at aj@im4.dk for programme details.

Target Region

Denmark (primary); international partnership participation allowed

Contact

Anette Juhl, Director: +45 21604041, aj@im4.dk; Innovation Fund Denmark: innovationsfonden.dk

Last Checked

2026-03-15 13:25

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Danish participation in consortium required (some component)
• Multidisciplinary partnership with diverse stakeholders required
• International partners eligible but Danish lead or co-lead expected

Project Scope

• Must address circular economy for plastics and/or textiles in Danish context
• Projects must span from research to commercialisation (full TRL range)
• Must demonstrate environmental and climate impact potential

Required Documents

• Applications submitted via Innovation Fund Denmark e-grant system

Summary

The Innomissions programme is a major initiative of Innovation Fund Denmark (Innovationsfonden) that funds four prioritised green missions addressing Denmark's most pressing sustainability challenges. One of the four missions is the Circular Economy for Plastics and Textiles (CE-PT) mission, which aims to ensure a circular economy for plastics and textiles in Denmark by 2050. The programme operates with an overall budget of DKK 700 million across all four missions, with approximately DKK 106 million allocated specifically to the CE-PT mission. The CE-PT mission takes a comprehensive, systems-level approach to plastics and textiles, addressing resource consumption, product durability, design for recycling, sorting technologies, and recycling infrastructure. Projects are expected to develop synergistic innovation initiatives that span from strategic research through applied development to commercialisation. The programme explicitly encourages partnerships that demonstrate how Danish efforts contribute to and align with European and global circular economy initiatives. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, private companies, and NGOs forming multidisciplinary consortia. International partners are eligible to participate, though at least some Danish participation is required. Partnerships must include diverse stakeholders across the value chain and must take a long-term, multi-phase perspective on the innovation challenge. The programme structure involves two phases. Phase 1, the socio-technical roadmap development phase, was completed prior to 2026. Phase 2 involves competitive calls for innovation partnerships, evaluated by international peer review panels. Applications are submitted through the Innovation Fund Denmark e-grant system. The programme is expected to run multiple rounds through to 2030, aligned with Denmark's national green transition targets. The Innomissions approach is notable for its mission orientation — rather than funding isolated projects, it seeks to build coherent innovation ecosystems around each mission theme. For the CE-PT mission, this means funding projects that collectively address the full lifecycle of plastics and textiles, from design and production through use, collection, sorting, recycling, and new material production.

Historical Context

Innomissions was launched as part of Denmark's green transition strategy. The four missions were defined in 2022-2023 following extensive stakeholder consultation. The CE-PT mission had its first calls in 2023-2024. Subsequent calls are expected annually through 2030.

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