Mateusz Korcz

What steel and cement symbiosis reveals about waste classification, cross-border shipments, and the case for common standards The same steel slag can be considered a resource in one European country and waste in another. The material itself has not changed, nor has its chemical composition. Its legal status, however, can differ. For industrial symbiosis, this … Read more

3 November 2026 | EIT House, Brussels & Online Join us for the RISERS Final Conference: How Europe Can Drive Cross-Sector Resource Efficiency: Upscaling Industrial Symbiosis through Standardisation. This is an official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event. The conference will bring together representatives of industry, research, policymaking and standardisation to discuss how Europe can … Read more

A central objective of RISERS is to accelerate the uptake of R&I results in IS standardisation. To achieve this, the project identifies demand-driven priorities, as well as the barriers and enablers that influence the market entry of innovative IS solutions. RISERS plays a pivotal role in this process by mapping current R&I activities and defining … Read more

On 23 June 2026, the results of the 13th round of the German Standardisation Panel (DNP) (https://www.normungspanel.de/en/) were presented to the public. To promote research in the field of standardisation, the DNP was established in autumn 2011 to gain a deeper understanding of the processes and impacts of standardisation through scientifically sound findings. The DNP’s … Read more

The second edition of the RISERS Insights Brief is now available, bringing together the latest developments, findings, and activities from across the project. This issue highlights key progress in the development of the Industrial Symbiosis Standardisation Roadmap, which is currently open for stakeholder consultation. The roadmap identifies priority areas where standardisation can help overcome barriers … Read more

In the latest RISERS podcast, Sebastian Vogel from CEN-CENELEC explains how the Roadmap for Industrial Symbiosis Standardisation developed by the project aims to address this challenge. The discussion explores how the Roadmap was developed, the cross-cutting issues such as terminology, End-of-Waste and digitalisation and sector-specific priorities including steel, batteries, textiles, biomass and waste heat, and … Read more

On 27 May 2026, the RISERS project participated in the Final Conference of the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice (H4C CoP) in Brussels, bringing together representatives from industry, regional authorities, policymakers, research organisations, and industrial symbiosis practitioners from across Europe. The event marked the culmination of four years of collaboration within the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice … Read more

The RISERS partners met on 11–12 May in Oeiras, Portugal, for the 5th RISERS Consortium Meeting, hosted by ISQ, at a particularly important moment for the project. With RISERS entering its final months before the project concludes in December 2026, the meeting was an opportunity not only to coordinate the remaining activities, but also to … Read more

The RISERS project is centred on standards, and as long as the Industrial Symbiosis is present in the industrial market reality, IS has never been clearly defined; therefore, RISERS is answering to this need and provides the definition of the Industrial Symbiosis as well as a glossary of terms recommended. Check the video podcast below … Read more

As the global economy shifts from linear to circular, the question of measurement becomes paramount. James Woodcock of International Synergies Ltd. recently represented the RISERS project in an expert-led webinar focused on the role of standardisation in the circular transition. The event was hosted by the prominent Norwegian network for research, development, and innovation within … Read more