News

2024-10-16

Reducing emissions, core by core

"Remanufacturing in the automotive aftermarket has become a model for successful and sustainable business practices, including those in non-automotive sectors" (Peter Bartel)

2024-09-24

Automechanika Trade Fair

Automechanika 2024 - It´s a wrap!

2024-07-24

Automechanika Innovation Award

We are nominated!

2024-06-25

Klima-Innovationspreis 2024 Niedersachsen

We join this year´s Klima-Innovationspreis 2024 Niedersachsen!

2024-06-18

Automechanika Frankfurt 2024

It's official: From September 10th-14th 2024, we will join this year's Automechanika Frankfurt with our service brand CoremanNet!

2024-03-08

APRA Position Paper

A part of the "European Green Deal" includes that the economy in Europe needs to be transformed into a Circular Economy. According to the latest position paper of APRA Europe, CoremanNet is able to fulfill the following recommendation.

2024-03-05

New EU regulation for more CE in the Automotive Aftermarket

The future end-of-life regulation is set to promote remanufactured products after entering into force in 2024. It will have a significant impact on all market participants.

2023-12-12

Opening of new CoremanNet selection station in Germany

CoremanNet moved one of its biggest selection stations worldwide to a new location in Rosdorf, Germany. This improves the service by an optimized logistical network with a combined location for evaluation and warehousing.

2023-10-12

New benefit-centered service solution packages for wholesalers

CoremanNet’s new service packages provide transparent and customized service solutions for wholesalers for a more convenient and easy handling of circular economy processes.

2023-09-07

More circularity to reach the United Nations SDGs

Circular Economy is an important factor to reach the UNSDGs. To push this forward, C-ECO actively contributes to the achievement of six global sustainability goals.

2023-08-10

Optimized services through new digital added-values

CoremanNet introduces its new services packages for transparent and customized services for remanufacturer.

2023-05-31

EU needs faster progress towards circular economy

To meet the EC’s Circular Economy monitoring framework, the EU must strengthen its efforts to reduce consumption of materials and waste.

2023-04-27

Back in Amsterdam for Rematec 2023

This year’s Rematec will be back live in Amsterdam. The whole Remanufacturing industry meets from June 27^th-29^th to network and exchange.

2023-03-17

When one door closes ...

ReCiPSS project officially and successfully ended in January 2023. Now, C-ECO is part of a new project, DiCiM.

2022-11-23

DIN pushes more standardization for CE

A new roadmap describes the current challenges of standardization within Circular Economy and identifies concrete needs for action for key topics.

2022-09-07

Meet C-ECO and Alltrucks at IAA 2022 in Hannover

Join C-ECO and cooperation partner Alltrucks Truck & Trailer Service at this years IAA and find out about the "Alltrucks Fleet" service program and the cooperation for more circular economy.

2022-08-12

More circularity for the automotive sector

C-ECO joins Automechanika 2022 in Frankfurt with a workshop on APRA's Remanufacturing Day, September 14^th.

2022-05-25

CLEPA Aftermarket Conference is back live in Brussels

After two virtual editions, the CLEPA Aftermarket Conference comes back to Brussels on June 1^st and 2^nd. C-ECO will join the event with its service brand CoremanNet as a sponsor.

2022-03-14

CarE-Service Project finalized

The EU funded project, CarE-Service, successfully ended with a final review in January 2022. The project developed new technologies and business models for re-use value chains.

2022-02-04

New cooperation partner

In January 2022 CoremanNet started its new cooperation with BPW Bergische Achsen KG. Cores will now be collected and sorted from all over Europe and transported to be remanufactured for further use.

2021-12-14

Coalition agreement for more CE

The upcoming German government encourages more Circular Economy as an efficient protection for climate and resources.

2021-11-15

New CEO for C-ECO

Since November 1^st 2021, C-ECO has a new CEO, Maria Bonelli. She is part of the team since the founding in 2016 and knows the business better than most.

2021-10-19

Relocating CoremanNet selection station

C-ECO’s service brand CoremanNet relocates selection station in Great Britain. The station was moved to Birmingham greater area to meet the changing market requirements and provide a better service to the UK customers.

2021-09-03

Hybrid event at Automechanika 2021

Automechanika 2021 takes place on September 14^th to 16^th and will be a hybrid event with onsite lectures and exhibition booths. Due to covid-19, the event will also be held virtually for all those who can’t join in Frankfurt.

2021-08-09

Big change for remanufacturing

Reman industry expects United Nations to define remanufacturing as official operation to transfer waste into useful parts. This could help to change the view on used parts as necessary material for a successful circular economy.

2021-06-22

An insight into 20 years of CoremanNet

The core management service, CoremanNet, is turning 20 this year. A good reason to celebrate. In an interview with two founding members, Peter Bartel and Maria Bonelli, we will learn a lot about the founding and initial phase of CoremanNet.

2021-05-11

C-ECO @ ReMaTec Live and Connected

C-ECO will present its service brand CoremanNet at the virtual ReMaTec Live and Connected on May 20^th. In a break-out session, C-ECO will also provide new insights on the new digital platform developed within the ReCiPSS project.

2021-05-06

C-ECO awarded as Best Business Model

C-ECO wins Sustainability Award In Automotive for Best Business Model. In eight categories, Roland Berger awarded companies that support sustainability with their businesses.

2021-04-29

CoremanNet celebrates 20th anniversay

Established in 2001, CoremanNet celebrates its 20^th birthday in 2021. With 22 selection points and the handling of 3 million cores per year, the service is one of the biggest core management systems worldwide.

2021-04-14

C-ECO in final round for Sustainability Award

C-ECO is one of the final candidates for the Sustainability Award In Automotive. The final round will take place virtually on April, 29^th.

2021-03-25

Big milestone for ReCiPSS automotive sector

The physical part of the automotive demonstrator within ReCiPSS has officially started. In March 2021 first cores from wholesaler Lorch arrived in the CoremanNet selection station in Göttingen.

2021-03-08

C-ECO as speaker at World Economic Forum side event

In January 2021, C-ECO was invited to be a speaker at the World Economic Forum side event “Circular Cars Initiative”. With a presentation pointing out the requirements for sustainable electric vehicles, C-ECO addressed the representatives from the automotive sector, NGOs and associations in the audience.

2021-01-19

Repairability ratings for more Circular Economy

By introducing a ‘durability and repairability’ rating, the French Government tries to reduce ‘planned obsolescence’ in technology products. Is this applicable for the entire Industry?

2020-12-08

Establishing a trusted methodology to evaluate businesses' used parts

A group of professionals tackled the challenge of how to financially evaluate used parts to better demonstrate the value of a company. For them, this improves their access to external financing and ensures a risk-adequate pricing for M&As. The white paper “ReValu-Parts” describes how this helps to achieve a circular economy within the automotive supply chain.

2020-12-03

Merger for strengthened Remanufacturing in Europe

APRA Europe and FIRM announce their merger effective from January 1^st 2021. The organization then represents the majority of employees in the european remanufacturing industry with more than 1.000 companies.

2020-11-17

Circularity Gap report 2020 reveals bad situation

The global circularity gap is widening. With 8.6% circularity in the world, the need to change and improve the way we behave and consume must be visible for all.

2020-10-26

First CarE-Service newsletter

The EU funded project CarE-Service just published its first official newsletter. It contains important information about the project and the current status of many activities.

2020-09-22

Remanufacturing in focus of Automechanika 2021

APRA and Automechanika Frankfurt decided to bring Remanufacturing in the focus of the tradeshow. The rescheduled exhibition will take place in September 2021.

2020-08-28

Multiple life cycles for cores

To save cores from scrap and give them another life cycle, C-ECO now buys cores from the market. This way, workshops and wholesalers can get an additional business possibility.

2020-06-09

Innovative through research

C-ECO received the “Innovative through research” seal for their ongoing effort in research. Since 2014, the German Stifterverband honors companies with high commitment and dedication towards research.

2020-01-17

Major milestone for C-ECO’s EU projects reached

The review period of C-ECO's EU projects CarE-Service and ReCiPSS has ended in the end of 2019. As a major milestone, the project members will present their results in Brussels in February 2020.

2019-10-15

Innovative tools for Circular Economy

"EIBA", a project to develop IT tools to support the identification and evaluation of used parts, has been launched. Industry and research institutions work together to develop and implement innovative and practice-oriented solutions.

2019-08-15

C-ECO purchases cores

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH takes a next step forward to secure the availability of cores for remanufacturing in the automotive aftermarket.

2019-07-23

CoremanNet @ ReMaTec 2019

This year’s ReMaTec went well for CoremanNet. Next to 260 other exhibitors, CoremanNet, the leading worldwide core management network for the automotive Aftermarket, presented its service for circular economy once more.

2019-06-11

METI meets C-ECO

Director Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Division of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry [METI] Ms. Fukuchi visited the C-ECO office in Karlsruhe in April 2019. The attendees discussed Circular Economy business models and possible improvements.

2019-05-15

Experience Remanufacturing live @ ReMaTec 2019

ReMaTec is the leading trade show for the remanufacturing industry. On June, 23^rd-25^th 2019, over 70 nationalities will come together to connect and exchange knowledge. C-ECO will be presenting its service brand CoremanNet in Amsterdam.

2019-04-16

C-ECO mentioned in UN report about Circular Economy

C-ECO was named in a publication by the United Nations Environment Program. The leading report, Redefining Value, is about circular economy and refers to the company as an example for businesses in this field. The report focuses on processes that contribute to the shift in circular economy by retaining the value of the products within the system; essentially extending the life cycle of the products.

2019-03-14

CoremanNet as a sponsor at 10th CLEPA Aftermarket Conference

On March 27^th and 28^th, the CLEPA Aftermarket Conference will take place in Brussels. The most important suppliers for car parts will join this event and share the newest trends in the market.

2019-02-19

C-ECO is supporting Romania with its Circular Economy targets

In December, the Virtuous Circles workshop took place in Romania. Experts from all over Europe joined this workshop and shared their best practices for the circular economy.

2019-01-29

CE100 Co.Project ReValU-Parts

An international expert group is currently working on a Co.Project of Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CE100 programme. The project strives to improve the access to finance for circular economy businesses by empowering them to value their used parts.

2018-12-06

Early warning for several EU member states

The European Commission (EC) sent out an early warning to EU members at risk of missing the 2020 target on re-use and recycling.

2018-10-26

Big step towards zero waste

The European Parliament just decided on banning single-use plastics from the EU starting latest 2021.

2018-10-08

C-ECO joins ReCiPSS project

The European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme supports two eco-innovative projects, of which C-ECO is a part. The Resource-efficient Circular Product-Service Systems Project (ReCiPSS) aims to explore success factors for circular manufacturing models at a large scale.

2018-10-08

C-ECO joins CarE-Service project

The European Commission supports Research and Innovation projects through the Horizon 2020 programme. Circular Economy Solutions GmbH (C-ECO) participates in two eco-innovative projects in the field of Circular Economy which aim to bring new innovative solutions in the market. It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.

2018-08-29

Automechanika 2018

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH (C-ECO) participates at the Automechanika trade fair in Frankfurt a.M. in September 2018.

2018-06-26

New CoremanNet selection station in Memphis

C-ECO’s service brand, CoremanNet, opened a new service hub in Memphis, Tennessee to further improve and extend its services within the North American market.

2018-03-16

Our world is just 9% circular

A new report published by Circle Economy UA (Netherlands) concludes that currently there is just a 9% circular flow of goods in the worldwide economy. Reversed, this means there is a potential to save more than 90% the world’s resources by improving and promoting Circular Economy (CE).

2018-01-04

CoremanNet identified as Future Use case

The Horizon2020 project "NewInnoNet", sponsored by the European Commission, identifies CoremanNet as THE future use case for reverse logistic in the automotive aftermarket.

2017-12-01

C-ECO admitted to CE100 programme

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's CE100 is a leading pre-competitive innovation programme for innovative, circular economy business players. C-ECO is now one of its three German members.

2017-11-15

C-ECO goes North America

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH (C-ECO) expands its presence in the world by opening a new agency in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

2017-10-01

C-ECO @ Apra

The Circular Economy Solutions GmbH [C-ECO] signed membership agreement with Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association [APRA].

2017-09-15

Resource Efficiency through Remanufacturing

VDI ZRE (Centre for Resource Efficiency) describes remanufacturing as a central measure to improve resource efficiency.

2017-06-21

Remanufacturer of the Year 2017

Salvador Munoz Zarate (WABCO Reman Solutions) and Peter Bartel (Circular Economy Solutions GmbH) have been awarded the Remanufacturer of the Year 2017.

2017-06-19

C-ECO @ ReMaTec 2017

The Circular Economy Solutions GmbH joined this year's ReMaTec in Amsterdam.

2017-06-01

G7 supports Circular Economy businesses

The Environment Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, and European Commissioners are responsible for environment and climate topics within the G7 events.

2017-05-15

C-ECO @ ReMaTec Amsterdam 2017

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH (C-ECO) participates at the ReMaTec in Amsterdam in june 2017.

2017-05-01

New regulations determined at the UN Basel Convention 2017

At the UN Basel Convention 2017 the United Nations decided to redefine the international guidelines for transboundary movement of used parts.

2017-02-15

C-ECO visits UNU-IAS and MOEJ in Tokyo

United Nations University's Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability and Japan's Ministry of the Environment invited Circular Economy Solutions GmbH (C-ECO)

2017-02-02

C-ECO @ Congress for Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH was invited to present their business model at the „Congress for Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Baden-Wuerttemberg”.

2016-12-01

C-ECO chosen as one of the best practices at G7 Workshop

A delegation from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry visits C-ECO office in Karlsruhe.

2016-10-27

New CoremanNet selection station in Romania

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH continues expansion with new CoremanNet selection station in Romania.

2016-09-08

C-ECO at Automechanika 2016

C-ECO is presenting its CoremanNet service for the automotive aftermarket.

2016-08-09

France will strengthen the Circular Economy in its automotive aftermarket

C-ECO is presenting its CoremanNet service for the automotive aftermarket.

2016-06-08

C-ECO @ Schloss Bellevue

As part of the traveling exhibition from the ecodesign award 2015 winner C-ECO has been invited to present CoremanNet on the "Woche der Umwelt 2016"(environment week) in Bellevue Palace, Berlin.

2016-01-06

C-ECO launches Offices in Goettingen and Karlsruhe

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH launched two new office locations in Goettingen and in Karlsruhe.

2016-01-05

C-ECO Launch Announcement

Circular Economy Solutions GmbH announces the formation of C-ECO as its own legal entity.

2015-11-23

CoremanNet wins important Ecodesign award

CoremanNet won the 2015 German Federal Ecodesign award in the service category.