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...
Securing reliable and unhindered access to raw materials is important for the EU. In the EU, there are at least 30 million jobs depending on the availability of raw materials. The European Commission’s actions to ensure a sustainable supply of these materials can be divided...
The Materials Processing Institute has been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop techniques to recover lithium and graphite from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries.The £60,000 project will be delivered by the Materials Processing Institute in collaboration with Inprotec Ltd, specialised in the...
This year’s PROMETIA Scientific Seminar will be held remotely on 10 December. The topic of the 2020 PROMETIA Annual Event is “From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe” and will review the raw materials community’s main achievements and identify the remaining challenges to be addressed in the next Horizon...
The Materials Processing Institute www.mpiuk.com has been awarded £22m by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to deliver a five-year research and innovation programme to help facilitate transforming the steel and metals sector towards a more efficient, low carbon future. This will support a range of projects in collaboration...
Carbon fibres reinforced plastics (so called CFRPs) are advanced materials constituted of a carbon fibre-based reinforcement and an organic polymer binder. They are the solution of choice for every application where a combination of lightweight construction and high mechanical resistance is required. They are thus...
The 3d CIRRUS course, developed within the EIT RawMaterials, will address circular residue usage in the metallurgical industry. During the training, attendees will discuss the origin and characteristics of secondary materials generated in different metallurgical industries, as well as opportunities and challenges related to recycling...
The Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA) will hold a webinar on Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Sustainable Circular Economy on 1 October 2020 from 13.00 to 15.00. The webinar will focus on how the principles of circular economy can be applied to REE and will...
