EIT RawMaterials Community at the World Materials Forum
27 June 2018 - 29 June 2018
The World Materials Forum is an international symposium attended by industrial decision-makers (both producers and users of materials), researchers, public policymakers, journalists and hi-tech start-ups in the materials sector.
The theme for the World Materials Forum 2018 is The Future of Materials: Use Smarter, Less and Longer.
World Materials Forum Start Up Challenge
This year two of the EIT RawMaterials supported start-ups, REIN4CED and Ajelis are nominated for the Start Up Challenge.
The nomination confirms REIN4CED composite material innovation in developing lightweight and high-impact resistant bicycle frames that are sustainable and materials that increase frame lifetime.
Ajelis develops sorbent systems that can selectively capture metals in hydrometallurgical processes. The company has developed expertise in strategic metals, particularly rare-earth elements as well as lithium separation from magnesium or other bivalent pollutants.
Congratulations to our start-ups and good luck!
Last year Keey Aerogel, supported by EIT RawMaterials, was one of the winners of the Start Up Challenge. You can find more about the 2017 nominees here.
EIT RawMaterials Partnership
Among the partners attending, BRGM with its expert knowledge on mineral raw materials and their management, is a member of the organising committee. Pierre Toulhoat, Managing Director at BRGM, will be speaking at the first plenary session on “Future trends in critical materials”.