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2
Jul

CEB 2018: Circular Economy of Batteries Production and Recycling

CEB2018 covers topics such as raw materials, electrode materials, electrolyte, design and development, applications, collection and recycling for all batteries chemistries and all applications. It provides a platform where scientists, researchers, experts, manufactures, users, policy makers and recyclers will meet to share their knowledge and experience The deadline for abstract submission is still open. Accepted abstracts will be published in open access

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30
Mar

VERAM Final Conference: “EU Raw Materials 2050: Roadmap to Success”

Registration is now open for the VERAM Final Conference, “EU Raw Materials 2050: Roadmap to Success”, which will take place on 17 April 2018, at the Royal Flemish Academy of Sciences and Arts, in Brussels. Research and Innovation organizations, policy makers, national governments, European institutions and industry representatives working in the raw materials sector are invited to join this event to

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26
Mar

Discover the superpowers of critical raw materials with our public awareness online campaign!

Raw materials are essential elements in today’s industrial production and are crucial for the sustainable functioning of our economy. That’s why SCRREEN is launching its campaign – the superpowers of critical raw materials – to raise public awareness on the importance of critical raw materials. In the bid to raise the awareness of new critical raw materials, the European SCRREEN project is launching a

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21
Mar

Introducing the EU CRM knowledge base developed by SCRREEN

As one of the main set objectives of the SCRREEN, the consortium has collected and organised the global knowledge on critical raw materials in Europe into a knowledge data portal that will be easily accessible, without duplicating existing databases. Thanks to the efforts of our consortium members, the CRM data portal is now launched and ready to be tested. Through this

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16
Feb

A step closer to the European Expert Network on critical raw materials

On 30-31 January 2018, a SCRREEN Expert Group (EG) meeting took place in Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre. Day one was dedicated to the production of critical raw materials, and day two zoomed in on the critical raw materials (CRM) market. The ‘Production’ Expert Group addressed the role of circular economy, environmental performance and innovation in the CRM value chain.

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30
Jan

2017 recap: SCRREEN to advance Europe’s CRM strategy in 2018

Raw materials are key components of many elements which are indispensable to daily life. Think… sustainable and modern technologies, all your hi-tech gadgets such as laptops, mobile phones and many more. Without these, life as we know it could change radically – reality could become an extended episode of Black Mirror! This is why the European Union put forward the Raw Materials Initiative

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30
Jan

Circular Materials Conference 2018

Chalmers Conference Centre, 7-8 March 2018 Game Changers and Disruptors Industrial and Scientific Progress in the Circular Use of Materials The Competence Centre of Recycling (CCR) at Chalmers University of Technology in cooperation with Nordic Publishing in conjunction with major organizations from the basic, chemical, recycling and textile and fashion industries are proud to invite you to the fourth ”Circular

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29
Jan

Be-Mat Business Event on Materials and Circular Economy

The Be-Mat event, organised in collaboration with the EIT Raw Materials network, aims at creating a community with an high potential of Innovation and Internationalization based on stable links between research results, industrial needs and funding paths. It will cover a broad range of topics including Critical raw materials, Advanced materials & biomaterial, Recycling of materials and Circular Business Models

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8
Jan

17th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC 2018

The IERC 2018 is the recycling industry’s most important event, bringing together over 500international producers, recyclers, equipment manufacturers, recycling associations, refurbishers, standards bodies, NGOs, regulators and many more. The experts will discuss the latest recycling technologies, regulations, manufacturing processes and value of raw materials. The congress will focus on: •    Challenges of the Circular Economy •    Worldwide take-back schemes, quotas and

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14
Dec

White Paper on Responsible Mining

Modern societies are dependent on mineral-based products. Energy technology, Information and communications technology, consumer electronics, infrastructure, logistics and food production all increasingly rely on an ever-widening array of minerals and metals. For example, production of a personal computer or a smartphone needs over 40 elements. Rapid replacement of internal combustion engines by electricity based technology in the car industry and

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