In this year 2022 edition of the PROMETIA Tech Tour, 18 young researchers and students coming from more than 10 different countries, visited several facilities in the field of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy in the North of Sweden from 12 to 17 June. Stéphane...
20 young researchers and students from 10 countries PROMETIA 2021 Tech Tour gave 20 young researchers and students from 10 countries the opportunity to meet and exchange with their counterparts from 29 November to 1st December in the industrial and academic surroundings of Seville, Spain. The...
PROMETIA “Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Sustainability” Webinar took place on 31 August 2021. The webinar focused on the sustainability assessment (targeting economic, environmental and social impacts) for mining, extractive metallurgy and recycling of major and minor as well as critical metals. There were 12...
In pyrometallurgical process management, prompt responsiveness is key, while at the same time maintaining a safe work environment and compliance with environmental regulations. Furnace management thus presents challenges in terms of process, safety and environment. Currently, there is no academic training course to learn step...
The 8th edition of the PROMETIA Scientific Seminar, focused on the young generation of researchers, will take place from 1 to 3 December 2021 in a hybrid format: on-site in Seville and remotely on Teams. The seminar will address mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and recycling topics, featuring presentations from...
You can now register for the PROMETIA webinar on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that will take place on 31 August 2021 from 10:00 to 16:30 (CEST).This free webinar will focus on the sustainability assessment (targeting economic, environmental and social impacts) in the industrial development of...
The International Conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy (RawMat2021), organised by the Technical Chamber of Greece, the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens and the Greek Raw Materials Cluster (GRawMat), will take place from 5 to 9...
The FReSMe consortium has achieved a major breakthrough by producing one ton of low emission methanol per day from real blast furnace gas. This is the first demonstration that the valorisation of residual steel gases is feasible at large scale using actual blast furnace gas. This opens...
On 29 April 2021 PROMETIA held a webinar on the next EU's research and innovation framework programme: Horizon Europe. The webinar, restricted to PROMETIA members, provided an overview of the new framework, identifying project funding opportunities in the raw materials sector. About 50 participants from...
The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) is investing significantly to renew the GTK Mintec pilot plant located in the Outokumpu town, North Karelia. The GTK Mintec pilot plant is one of the most comprehensively equipped mineral processing pilot plants in the world. To strengthen the...
