Raw Materials

The Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) event offers an opportunity to a variety of stakeholders to get a fresh update about the latest EU activities in the field of Critical Raw Materials. The event is co-organised by the European Commission, the Horizon 2020 project SCRREEN2 – expert network on CRMs in the frame of seventh edition of the “Raw Materials Week”

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On Wednesday, 29 June 2022 in the frame of EIT RawMaterials Expert Forum, SCRREEN2 project will host the satellite workshop “Clean and Connected. The Materials’ Dimension of Mobility by 2030”. This will be an important opportunity to disseminate initial results and gather inputs from experts. You will be welcome to join us by registering here. The Expert Forum is Europe’s

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On 26 April 2022 at 10:00 AM ET / 16:00 PM CEST, the International Raw Materials Observatory in collaboration with the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy will host a high-level transatlantic briefing on critical mineral supply chain vulnerability. About the event: The crisis in Ukraine underscores the inextricable link between national security, economic security, and energy security.

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SCRREEN project had the great pleasure of organising together with DG GROW the opening of the Raw Materials Week 2021 with the 4th CRM Day event. The event had taken place on Monday 15th November 2021 in Brussels at Le Plaza Hotel and online in an hybrid format counting in total more than 500 participants that gave valuable input to

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15 November 2021, Brussels, Belgium – To raise the awareness of raw materials, the EU funded SCRREEN2 project is launching the multilingual campaign Raw Materials for Future. The campaign will inform the European public and professional audiences about the key role these materials play in our everyday life and how they can help us reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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The first SCRREEN workshop of 2021 has been held in Brussels from 20th to 22nd of October. Organised in different sessions all the following materials were screened: Zirconium, Helium, Hafnium, Cork, Strontium, Bentonite, Gallium, Diatomite, Tin, Fluorspar, Arsenic, Limestone, Phosphate rock and elemental phosphorus, Bore, and Rhenium. This three-day workshop has been moderated by the leaders of work packages 3 (market analysis), 4 (EU demand)

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PRESS RELEASE The EU is highly dependent on critical raw materials (CRMs), which are crucial for a strong European industrial base. There is a need for an expert advice to better understand the value chains of the raw materials screened in the CRMs assessment in order to secure the sustainable access to primary and secondary raw materials and particularly Critical Raw

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Six Expert Groups have been established in the SCRREEN project to support the development of the network with hopes to have their work to become a focal point of advice for decision making with regard to CRMs: Market, Governments & Policies, Resources, Circular Economy, Production, Substitution. Plans were made for the future to maintain and keep a Long Lasting Network of experts.

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Four work package leaders agreed to answer a few questions and share their impression of achievements regarding their work packages, challenges, and their overall contribution in an exclusive interview. Work Package 4 – Production Marjaana Karhu (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) SCRREEN: What was your contribution to the project? Marjaana Karhu (VTT): I have been working as work package leader in

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 It was a good opportunity for the raw materials community to discuss and exchange on all relevant issues. The main event of the week was the 7th annual High-level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on raw materials. It reported on the continuing work on the EU Masterplan for a competitive transformation of energy intensive industries. Which, in turn,

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