Raw materials are crucial to Europe’s economy and essential to maintaining and improving our quality of life. Securing reliable and unhindered access to important primary and secondary raw materials is a growing concern within the EU and across the globe. The SusCritMat project, funded by the EIT Raw Materials, aims to provide educational materials on this important topic to give
Difficulties in the access to critical raw materials (CRMs) are expected to depress industries based in Europe. If direct substitution of CRMs represents one viable solution (not easy to achieve), a more realistic approach would be to realise innovative ways of synthesizing, rational use, and enhanced recycling of the CRMs. Scope: Global and local crises have clearly shown that life
On 13-14 September 2017 in Aachen, Germany, a Matchmaking and Networking event will be organised to discuss the state of the art of e-waste recycling, looking at the entire recycling chain, from collection and logistics to sorting, pre-processing and materials recovery. The aim of the M&N event will be to have an overview of the current WEEE recycling (Waste Electrical
Strategic Dialogue on Sustainable Raw Materials for Europe (STRADE) will organise the following event – European and global extractive industries: Steps towards sustainable partnership approaches and responsible mining practice. It is slated to take place in Brussels, Belgium from 19-20 June 2017. STRADE aims to facilitate four workshops: Day 1 A1. Dialogues between resource producers and consumers: Towards a new platform for
Mining and reliable mine water management are of outstanding importance for the Finnish and worldwide mining industry. IMWA 2017’s Congress theme will be “Mine Water & Circular Economy” which will be presented in 243 oral and poster presentations. This event will hold from 25-30 June 2017. Circular economy means, “closing the loop” of product life-cycles by improving recycling and re-use. In
This two-day event (June 19-20 2017) will examine developments in the materials being used in magnets and battery technology, which are all key components of electric/HE vehicles. Focusing on developments in the markets for rare earths, lithium, graphite and cobalt, the conference will address materials choice in new technology for the automotive sector and will focus on supply-chain issues for these
Since 1997, the exhibition summons the main players of the mining sector to show the latest advances in technology, equipment and services. Today, with a new organizer, it reinforces its positioning at local and international level. Arminera is the meeting point of the main national and international professionals, companies and organizations related to the mining industry. During three days, it
The follow up of the regional EU-Latin America Raw Materials Diplomacy Dialogue organised by the European Commission will take place on 8-9 May 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event will last 2 days. The Latin American countries which are part of regional dialogue are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. We would like to invite you to
A European conference around CRM recovery, with an opportunity to visit the Axion trial site. This conference aims to assess the barriers to improved recovery and recycling of critical raw materials CRMs throughout the whole supply chain from the logistics of collection to advanced recovery techniques. The conference will be of interest to those responsible for the commissioning and delivery
EuroNanoForum 2017 will focus on how nano and materials technologies can strengthen competitiveness across all European industries. The discussion will also extend to framework conditions such as education, standards, regulations, IPR and safety issues, as well as entrepreneurship and industrial policy. The programme will include sessions on finance and funding through European and National programmes, in particular Horizon 2020, smart