Our Mission
In partnership with industry, academia, trade associations, and national labs, the REMADE Institute enables the early-stage applied research and development of key technologies capable of dramatically reducing the embodied energy and carbon emissions associated with industrial-scale materials production and processing.
By focusing our efforts on addressing knowledge gaps that eliminate and/or mitigate technical and economic barriers that prevent greater material reuse, remanufacturing, recovery and recycling, REMADE seeks to motivate industry investments to advance technology development in support of the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem.
““Across the nation and around the world, cleaner production, clean tech and adoption of a circular economy are recognized as critical drivers to a prosperous future.””
Our Goals
REMADE focuses its efforts on driving down the cost of technologies essential to reuse, remanufacture, and recycle energy-intensive materials: metals, including aluminum and steel; fibers, including paper and textiles; polymers, including plastics; and electronic scrap, formerly known as electronic waste.
The Institute has four primary goals:
Develop technologies capable of reducing energy emissions through a reduction in primary material consumption and an increase in secondary feedstock use in energy-intensive industries.
Develop technologies capable of achieving feedstock “better than cost and energy parity” for key secondary materials.
Promote widespread application of new enabling technologies across multiple industries.
Educate, train, and develop the incumbent and future workforce to support deployment of REMADE technologies.
Target Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs)
Institute 5-year targets
REMADE is a Proud Member of Manufacturing USA®
Manufacturing USA® is a network of 16 federally funded advanced manufacturing research and development institutes nationwide. Together, we are advancing technological innovations, and protecting and securing the nation’s manufacturing enterprise.