The expanding circular economy - the exploitation of recyclable materials and the creation of new, innovative products from such materials - requires top-level know-how. During this project, the combination of enterprising and adaptable small and medium-sized companies and higher education establishments strives to give the chemical industry a push and new business volume. A prerequisite for growth is that new operating models are created and that there is open communication between the different actors. The project aims to demonstrate and develop such an innovation platform, resulting in a concept which can be applied to similar business clusters.