HISTORY

The Circular Economy Technology Centre, CircularTEC, was created in 2021 thanks to CORFO funding, which enabled the creation of the first centre of its kind in the country's Northern Macro-zone, an unprecedented initiative at the international level.

Working together with academia, business and government, CircularTec seeks to promote the development of technological solutions that accelerate the transition to the circular economy in three strategic sectors: copper mining, solar energy and lithium.

MISSION / VISION

MISSION

Promote collaborative research, development and innovation between industry, academia, government and the territory based on the circular economy model, which will generate economic, social and environmental value in the northern macro-zone of Chile.

VISION

To transform the northern macro-zone of Chile into a benchmark of circular economy at national and international level, through research, development and innovation that will allow the diversification and sophistication of the productive and trade matrix of the country's northern macro-zone.

STRATEGIC FOCUSES

1

Territorial development as a benchmark for circularity in agriculture, fisheries and trade.

2

Increasing the transfer of university-industry solutions.

3

International cooperation for circularity.

4

Development of technology-based circular enterprises.

DIRECTORY

Petar Ostojic

Petar Ostojic

President CIEC

Luis Martinez

Luis Martinez

Director

ICCS

Alberto Martinez

Alberto Martinez

Vice-President

UNAP

Peter Bouchon

Peter Bouchon

Director

UC

Ana Zuñiga

Ana Zuñiga

Director

BHP

Milton Rosales

Milton Rosales

Director

TECK

Matías Aylwin

Matías Aylwin

Director

COLLAHUASI

Claudia Guerra

Claudia Guerra

Director

WOMEN NON STOP

Daniel Gomez

Daniel Gomez

Director

ESSENTIA

Andreé Henríquez

Andreé Henríquez

Executive Director

FOUNDING INSTITUTIONS

strategic allies

ASSOCIATED INsTITUTIONS