MARAS B.V. is a consultancy company (founded in 2005), which provides technology-based system solutions and knowledge in the field of recycling and resources, sustainability and circular economy. MARAS combines knowledge intensive consultancy, extensive industrial expertise with sound and industrial relevant research and a strong scientific background. MARAS performs industry projects and consultancy for amongst others automotive and WEEE recycling industry (shredders, recyclers, metallurgical industries), automotive and electronics producing OEMs, governments, NGO’s and collective systems and waste and surface water industries.

The work includes advanced process simulation modelling, including neural net functions for AI to link design, disassembly, shredding & sorting and metallurgy, large industry recycling trials and metallurgical process design of metallurgical production plants, dismantling work, recycling and recovery rate calculations and resource efficiency assessment of products and recycling systems/flowsheets (energy, exergy and environmental impact assessment), physics based Design for Recycling and the development of the recycling KPI’s and the Recycling Index.