Fraunhofer-Einrichtung für Wertstoffkreisläufe und Ressourcenstrategie IWKS

The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS, with locations in Alzenau and Hanau, is dedicated to the development of new recycling technologies and substitutes for scarce raw and valuable materials. In addition, resource strategy studies are carried out in order to be able to evaluate the availability of raw materials in the overall process of extraction, utilization and subsequent use. To this end, innovative separation, sorting, processing and substitution options are being researched together with industrial partners. The research focuses on the areas of digitization of resources, bioeconomy, energy materials and magnetic materials.