Automotive end-of-life data exchange for circular economy

Project runtime: 01.07.2025 - 30.06.2026

Motivation

Data exchange in the automotive industry is often limited to bilateral relationships. However, in view of the requirements of the circular economy, cross-company material data exchange along the entire supply chain is necessary. The growing demand for sustainable products requires OEMs, suppliers, and recyclers to develop circular designs and processes, which makes the digital exchange of material data crucial.

Objectives and Approach

The companies participating in the EDCar project consortium cover the entire supply chain. The goal of data exchange is addressed in two key use cases:

1. End-of-life assessment of vehicle components to optimize disassembly and select the appropriate R-strategy (reuse, refurbishment, recycling).
2. Feedback into the design of vehicles and vehicle components based on circularity data.

Innovation and Perspectives

By linking the Catena-X data ecosystem with the MaterialDigital platform, seamless exchange of material information becomes possible. This enhances data continuity and availability, increases efficiency and transparency within the supply chain with regard to circularity, and opens up new digital business models for the participating companies.