Berlin, 15 October 2024: EIT RawMaterials announced a €0.5 million seed investment in Finland-based Novana to support the development of an innovative Vanadium Recovery Project (VRP1) in Pori, Finland. Novana is a subsidiary of Neometals, which has pioneered groundbreaking circular technology to produce high-purity vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) from slag, a byproduct of steelmaking. The [...]
The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) sets the target for the EU to extract 10 percent of its annual demand for key raw materials needs by 2030. To meet this goal, Europe must significantly boost its metal extraction and refining capabilities. According to Eurometaux, meeting the EU’s 2030 raw material goals will require the [...]
EIT RawMaterials is looking for an IT provider for a database and has opened the call for proposals until 17. October 2024, 18.00 (UTC +1) EIT RawMaterials is the largest and foremost innovation community in the raw materials sector, established by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). In an era where raw [...]
At a time of intensifying regional conflicts, here is what we need to do to secure raw material supplies for these critical sectors. By Annika Mulder, Vice President, Procurement Transversal and Space Systems Commodities, Airbus Critical raw materials are essential for the aerospace and defence manufacturers. The most prominent feature of a satellite is [...]
Newly established Inter-Regional Centre will play a strategic role in diversifying Europe’s raw materials supply supporting the objectives of the Critical Raw Materials Act Inter-Regional Centre will connect critical and strategic raw materials projects in Türkiye and Central Asia with European industry EIT RawMaterials is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, [...]
EIT RawMaterials seeks an external supplier to work with the Education team to complete its application for an institutional certification/accreditation for the EIT RawMaterials Academy. Work required The external supplier will undertake the following tasks: To work with the EIT RawMaterials Education team to write the Self-Assessment Report for the accreditation To collect and [...]
EIT RawMaterials seeks an experienced marketing agency to support the Girls Go Circular (GGC) programme, an EIT Community online learning initiative empowering girls to join STEM careers. The agency will be responsible for developing a creative brand strategy aimed at private companies (potential sponsors) and key stakeholders in the education sector (secondary school students, [...]
We spoke with Sinead Kaufman, Chief Executive of the Minerals product group at Rio Tinto, about how the European mining industry has evolved over the past 30 years, the significant advancements in ESG standards, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the industry. EIT RawMaterials: How has Europe’s mining industry changed since you [...]
EIT RawMaterials has been a key supporter of Minespider, a Berlin-based company revolutionising supply chain transparency with its innovative product passport. This digital tool can provide a comprehensive history of product provenance, ESG metrics, carbon emissions, due diligence reports, and recycling information. The demand for transparent supply chains is intensifying, driven by increasingly discerning consumers [...]
Op-Ed by Peter Tom Jones, KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM²) In recent months, setbacks for major midstream players in the mine-to-EV/cleantech value chain have highlighted the challenges currently faced by Europe's cleantech sector. In this OpEd, Peter Tom Jones argues that these developments underscore the fragility of Europe’s cleantech supply chain [...]
