RE-PCB

RE-PCB is a springboard to gather momentum for change towards the mission of achieving, by 2040, Net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) in Sweden.

The project has identified materials (e.g. new paper composites and adhesives), processes (e.g. composite manufacture, metal patterning and system integration) and practices capable of lowering the carbon footprint by 50-75% but these are yet to be fully assessed and validated before being widely accepted and adopted.

To pave the way for the materials/processes/practices towards adoption RE-PCB will adopt a system perspective that will enable a better understanding of the challenges and defining solutions. To achieve this, RE-PCB unites national and international actors and initiatives to reshape Sweden’s PCB industry as European leaders in the transition towards resilient, sustainable manufacturing of electronics by 2040.

Project name: RE-PCB

Reference: P2025-03452

Status: Active

Call: Impact Innovation: Net Zero Industry 2025

Project type: R&A-project

Administrator: Swedish Energy Agency

Project coordinators: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB

Project partners: Fedrigoni Spa, Actia EMS Sweden AB, NCAB Group AB, Norrköping Science Park AB, SKULTUNA FLEXIBLE AKTIEBOLAG, DP Patterning AB, Ericsson AB,

Project leader: Astrid Armgarth

E-mail: astrid.armgarth@ri.se

Start date: 2025-12-01

End date: 2028-11-30

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