Establishment of a production line in Europe REIN4CED is a fast-growing Belgian start-up that has developed and patented a brand-new composite material and a completely new fully automated production process offering safe, durable and lightweight bicycle frames. […]
EIT Communities will join forces to tackle one of the biggest challenges for Southern Europe through innovation Flooding and water scarcity in Europe will increase in the coming decades, in particular, if the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change are not met. Several studies, including the Joint Research Centre (JRC) study released in 2018, [...]
Showcasing innovation and entrepreneurship in the raw materials sector in Europe This year, EIT RawMaterials in collaboration with the European Commission will be joining PDAC 2020 that will take place in Toronto, Canada. On 1-4 March, PDAC 2020 will gather companies active in mineral exploration and development sharing the vision [...]
New Skills Agenda for Europe On 6-7 February 2020, the kick-off meeting for the Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills for energy-intensive industries/industrial symbiosis (SAIS) took place in Brussels. The blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills is one of the key initiatives of the new skills agenda for Europe. […]
The Global Innovation and Technology Conference in the Raw Materials Sector Early bird registration is open! Metals, minerals and advanced materials are vital for the EU economy and are the key enablers for the clean energy transition and future mobility. The sustainable management of natural resources and the shift to [...]
Autonomous monitoring and control system for Mining Plants The raw materials industrial sector is increasingly implementing innovative techniques to improve productivity from existing assets and infrastructure leveraging on continuous innovations in sensor technology, machine connectivity, robotics and Artificial Intelligence. However, the potential of digital transformation needs to be translated into the successful implementation of these [...]
Turn your innovative idea into a budding business! Apply for the new edition of the EIT Jumpstarter 2020, one of the most well-known European pre-accelerator programmes! This year, for the very first time, candidates are able to submit their innovative ideas in six thematic categories. In addition to the raw [...]
Achieving sustainability goals with the blockchain technology Based in the Netherlands, Circularise start-up entered a new market and launched Circularise PLASTICS with Domo Chemicals and Covestro, two major and globally operating plastics companies, for circularity in the plastics industry through the use of blockchain technology. […]
Raw materials are vital for the EU economy, the green transition and a sustainable future The EU Green Deal was adopted on 11 December 2019. It includes a package of legislative and policy initiatives towards 2050 climate neutrality and increasing climate ambition for 2030. European policies will be framed by [...]
Metalshub, the digital platform for buyers and sellers of metals and ferroalloys, managed to almost fivefold its platform turnover in 2019 to reach EUR 100 million The word that perfectly describes the year 2019 for Metalshub is “growth”. The digital metal marketplace was able to grow to EUR 100 million [...]
