Two chapters on plastics circularity contributed by IKV authors
Springer Nature has just published the open access volume „Handbuch Kreislauffähige Wertschöpfung – Schlüsselkonzepte, Technologien, Geschäftsmodelle und Rahmenbedingungen“ (Handbook of Circular Value Creation – Key Concepts, Technologies, Business Models and Framework Conditions as the first title in the series Perspectives on the Future of Value Creation). The book provides a concise overview of central aspects of circular value creation. Authors from IKV contributed two practice-oriented chapters on the circular economy for plastics.
The volume summarises the current state of knowledge on developments and applications in circular value creation. Across six chapters, it provides a concise overview of key aspects such as core concepts, societal framework conditions, business models, circular technologies and management, as well as networking and collaboration. Practical examples illustrate application potentials and critical success factors for a change towards circular value creation. In two chapters, authors from IKV describe current approaches and solutions for a circular plastics economy.
© IKVChristian Hopmann, Rainer Dahlmann, Martin Facklam and Christine Rüdiger provide an overview of recycling strategies and technologies for plastics in “Technologies for a circular economy of plastics”. The chapter opens with a compilation of current facts and figures on plastics production and recycling, alongside a discussion of the significance of plastics as packaging materials. It further describes the state of the art in sorting and recycling strategies, examines design for recycling in detail, and concludes with practical examples from the field of plastic packaging.
In “Digital methods as enablers of circular value creation for plastics”, Rainer Dahlmann, Christian Hopmann, Mauritius Schmitz and Christine Rüdiger outline opportunities for digital methods along the lifecycle of plastic packaging, from material selection through product and process design to production and use. Using the example of a stand-up pouch, the chapter describes solutions for digitally linking materials and their properties, as well as approaches to establishing the required data infrastructure.
The book offers students and researchers a comprehensive introduction to the current state of circular value creation and to future-oriented research fields. At the same time, with practical examples and concrete recommendations for action, it addresses entrepreneurs, managers, product developers and HR professionals.
The handbook has been published as an Open Access title and is available online free of charge: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-46549-0
Bibliographic information
Title: Handbuch Kreislauffähige Wertschöpfung – Schlüsselkonzepte, Technologien, Geschäftsmodelle und Rahmenbedingungen
Editors: Alexander Sauer, Robert Miehe and Katharina Hölzle (Eds.)
Publisher/Edition: 1st edition, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, 2026
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-46548-3
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-46549-0