Together we are building a strong, sustainable raw materials sector in Europe Raw materials are crucial for Europe’s green and digital transformation. To secure Europe’s future, we must build a resilient, sustainable supply chain for critical raw materials and advanced materials within Europe. Innovation in mining, materials processing, and recycling is essential to Europe’s industrial […]
3rd – 5thMay 2022, Telkibánya, Hungary // online participation possible WHAT IS IT?Join us for a 3-day workshop Innovation in exploration focused on innovative solutions for mineral prospecting and exploration, combined with field work demonstrations, delivered on the following topics by university and industry experts:1. Main challenges and needs in innovative mineral exploration and robotization;2. […]
Dear members and friends of the EIT RawMaterials Innovation Community, Last month was significant for the raw materials sector in Europe. On 3 September the European Commission presented an Action Plan on ‘Critical Raw Materials Resilience: charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability’. The action plan highlights that raw, advanced and sustainable materials are […]
The current COVID-19 pandemic has already by now caused profound effects at global macroeconomic scale. In the automotive sector, for example, car manufacturers have announced a stop of production during the last weeks and just now start to gradually ramp up again. Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers and other market actors further upstream are similarly affected by this demand side shock and have consequently ramped down their production as […]
EIT Jumpstarter Do you consider starting your own company and becoming an entrepreneur? Great! The European Union has created a program for people just like you. A program to explore whether running a startup is something for you, and whether you can actually make a business out of the idea(s) you have in your head. […]
The game aims to familiarize the player with the minerals that are used in the manufacture of everyday objects. To do this, you will find in the suitcase 12 minerals on one side and 12 objects on the other. The player must relate these minerals to everyday objects. Each mineral, in turn, will be accompanied […]
