The PROMETIA Tech Tour 2024 took place in Finland this June, beginning its exciting journey in the west at Boliden's Zinc plant in Kokkola. The tour continued eastward, visiting the Talvivaara mine in Kajaani, and concluded at the GTK Mintec pilot plant and lab in...
METNET, a collaborative network of European research institutes specializing in pilot-scale testing for extractive metallurgy and mineral processing, recently convened for a pivotal meeting aimed at fostering innovation and addressing common challenges in the industry. Hosted by the esteemed CIME – Orano facilities, the gathering...
We are excited to announce the opening of applications for the PROMETIA Tech Tour 2024 in Finland, scheduled from June 10 to 14. This presents an excellent opportunity for our members to send their promising new talents on an enriching journey. The Tech Tour guarantees...
In February, PROMETIA took part in the International Round Table on Materials Criticality (IRTC) 2024 in Turin as a sponsor. At this important conference, which brought together researchers, experts and industry representatives from 35 countries, PROMETIA not only supported the event itself, but also the...
PROMETIA's Scientific Seminar, held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 28 to 30 November 2023, was a great success, bringing together experts, industry leaders and members of the PROMETIA community. The event discussed critical topics such as raw material supply risks, innovative R&D projects for CRM production...
Join Us for the 10th Scientific Seminar & Register now! Dates: November 28 - 30, 2023Location: Lisboa, Portugal (WET) REGISTER NOW! The 2023 edition of PROMETIA's annual Scientific Seminar is taking place in the beautiful city of Lisboa, Portugal, from November 28th to 30th, 2023. Day...
In June 2023, PROMETIA organised its annual Tech Tour in the North of France, representing an important highlight in the association's calendar. The event provided an exceptional platform for young researchers, PhD students, postdocs, and engineers to immerse themselves in the world of extractive metallurgy...
The Tech Tour is one of the highlights of the association's year and aims to open doors to various facilities in the fields of extractive metallurgy and materials recycling for PhD students, postdocs, young engineers or researchers in the early stages of their careers. This year's...
PROMETIA member Łukasiewicz-Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals (IMN) participates in the TETALEAD project which is developing a new hydrometallurgical concept with a low carbon footprint to increase raw material efficiency in zinc production. For this purpose, significant amounts of lead, silver and tin contained in the...
PROMETIA member BiotaTec operates a BioMining centre and demo plant in Estonia. The SME develops, adapts and licenses for mining/metallurgical/recycling/energy companies its various proprietary cost-efficient biomining solutions with low energy demand and low GHG emissions for the extraction of critical raw materials from low-value waste,...
