Accell Group announces collaboration with Leuven based innovator REIN4CED supported by EIT RawMaterials Today, on 16 January 2020, Accell Group and REIN4CED have announced their collaboration on the automated production of high-end carbon fiber bicycle frames for Accell. Mid 2020 the first hardtail mountain bikes with the new technology for Accell’s brand Ghost will be available [...]
Recovery of Effluent Discharge for Sustainable Copper Processing in Europe EIT RawMaterials supported innovation project RED_SCOPE (Recovery of Effluent Discharge for Sustainable Copper Processing in Europe), led by Atlantic Copper, has developed a new process maximising water recovery in a copper smelter. […]
Boosting the transition from Linear to Circular Societies The global challenges The public debate on climate change is growing in intensity, with increasing media coverage, and dialogues spreading at different levels through the society. Among the key messages emerging from the debate, is the need for a transition to the use of renewable energies. [...]
CERA certification will ensure a consistent standard of environmental, social and economic impact throughout the entire raw materials value chain Currently, at least 40 different certification schemes exist for mining activity alone, increasingly exponentially when considering the entire value chain, with some certificates specific to a single geography, process or [...]
Fostering the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs in Europe 60 Students from the Cross-KIC Skills for the Future Initiative gather in Brussels to showcase their innovations in an event organised by EIT RawMaterials, in collaboration with EIT Food and EIT Climate-KIC. On 28 November 2019, 60 students and 15 teachers from Slovenia, Hungary and [...]
Sustainability starts with Europe’s resource potential Join the first Expert Forum on Digitalisation in the Raw Materials Sector! You will have a great opportunity to connect with industry stakeholders and experts actively researching, developing and employing digital solutions in exploration, mining and mineral processing. […]
Sharing knowledge, best practices and innovative technologies to boost innovation and entrepreneurship in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe Innovation has a prominent role in Europe’s efforts to tackle major societal and environmental challenges. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the EIT Communities are working towards this objective [...]
RoStar project has developed a prototype of an ultra-fine grinding mill that liberates more ores and consumes less energy The mill is a prototype of a new ultra-fine grinding mill for the liberation of high-value particles met in platinum-group metals containing ores, copper ores or other polymetallic ores with fine dissemination of mineral phases. [...]
Automatic service for monitoring the stress alteration of the rock mass during mining operations SpacEarth Technology start-up has developed Mines-In-Time (MIT), an automatic solution for real-time monitoring of ground displacements, applied to mining operation and allowing to increase workers’ safety as well as mining assets integrity. […]
European Institute of Innovation and Technology invests EUR 500 in the Knowledge and Innovation Communities EIT RawMaterials receives an investment of EUR 81.7 million from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). This investment will drive European innovation in advanced and sustainable raw materials for Europe’s green energy transition. […]
