Production of metals is capital-intensive and unsuccessful investments in production facilities can lead to serious consequences for the company or investor. Consequently, access to pilot plants is necessary to bring ideas or concepts into industrial use, i.e., “Crossing the valley of death”. To meet these needs,...
Marion Lenoir is a chemical engineer graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris. After a PhD in materials sciences performed at CEA, she worked for 4 years as a process engineer at AREVA (formerly ORANO) on various fuel and nuclear waste treatment processes....
We are happy to inform you that PROMETIA and Metnet have concluded a new partnership. This partnership will allow Metnet to boost its development towards becoming the pilot research solution for European mining and metallurgical industry. Funded by EIT 2016-2018, Metnet is a network of independent European...
METNET and PROMETIA: a win-win partnership METNET and PROMETIA have concluded a new partnership in which Metnet will boost its development towards becoming the pilot research solution for European mining and metallurgical industry and will become the piloting work group of Prometia. Prometia has a strong track...
This is a fresh reminder to submit your proposal to the first Eramet Open Innovation Challenge, BEFORE 5 JUNE 2019! The topic of the challenge is "Silica Management in Eramet Lithium process". If you want to help industry and contribute to the success of one of the next...
The first Eramet Open Innovation Challenge, in partnership with PROMETIA is officially launched! The topic of the challenge is "Silica Management in Eramet Lithium process". If you want to help industry and contribute to the success of one of the next key projects of Eramet, this...
On 9-11 October 2018, Prometia – an international non-profit association promoting innovation in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy for mining and recycling of raw materials – organised its yearly Prometia Techtour. The 2018 edition took place in Belgium, with stops in Liège, Leuven and Antwerp....
3 days, 3 cities, 5 visits. 22 students and young researchers accepted the challenge proposed by PROMETIA. The 2018 edition of the Tech Tour was held in Belgium on October 8-11. Following the success in Poland in 2017, PROMETIA gave the opportunity for young students and professionals from...
The Techno Tour, held on 9-12 October 2017, was held in Poland between Krakow and Gliwice. 25 PROMETIA Young Generation attendees visited a mining site, a zinc smelter, a zinc electrolyser and the IMN pilot facility, and met with Krakow AGH university students. What can we...
Modern societies are dependent on mineral-based products. Energy technology, Information and communications technology, consumer electronics, infrastructure, logistics and food production all increasingly rely on an ever-widening array of minerals and metals. For example, production of a personal computer or a smartphone needs over 40 elements....
