On April 2 and 3, 2025, the 9th Steering Committee meeting of the BMFTR funding measure Regional Phosphorus Recycling (RePhoR) took place in Darmstadt. The event was hosted by the Institute IWAR at Technische Universität Darmstadt, which also coordinates the joint project RePhoRM.

In addition to updates from the joint projects, the meeting focused in particular on discussing the RePhoR status report and its key findings. Furthermore, the results of the three cross-cutting topics were presented and potential avenues for valorization were discussed, as these cross-cutting activities will conclude at the end of June 2025.

Within the cross-cutting topic “Products and Markets”, HGoTECH presented the results of the conducted plant trials. In the area of “Sustainability”, the Institute for Sustainability and Resource Management (INaB) introduced the framework developed for a comparative life cycle assessment. The cross-cutting topic “Law” concluded with a well-attended workshop in March, during which the commissioned legal opinion on the “end-of-waste status” was presented and discussed in depth.

The professional exchange was complemented by a tour of the new laboratory facilities at the Institute IWAR and a joint dinner on April 3, which offered space for further discussions.

The RePhoR Steering Committee serves as a platform for cross-project networking and the exchange of key developments in the sector. It brings together the coordinators of the joint projects and the networking project, as well as experts from industry, associations, public authorities, and ministries. Representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMFTR) and the project management organization also regularly participate in the biannual meetings.