The 8th edition of the Raw Materials WeekThe Raw Materials Week is an annual event organised by the European Commission. It gathers a wide range of stakeholders discussing policies and initiatives in the field of raw material, providing an overview of ongoing EU activities in this sector. The Raw Materials Week 2023 will take place from […]

The Cluster Hub “Production of raw materials for batteries from European resources” is a knowledge exchange ecosystem, where partners involved in different European projects (private companies, support organisations, experts, universities and research institutes) can identify and discuss common topics related to their projects, and to the production of materials for batteries, as well as synergies that can […]

Conference in Minerals Engineering 2024 It is time for one of the winter’s highlights, the Annual Conference in Mineral Processing! In the beginning of February, when it is getting icy cold in Northern Sweden, the time has come for our annual Conference in Minerals Engineering in Luleå. This year we have an online technical programme […]

The Horizon Europe projects EXCEED and ENICON, members of Cluster Hub  for Production of raw materials for batteries from European Resources, co-organise  a joint  capacity building webinar on the 21st of June.  The target group of the webinar is graduate and postgraduate students, as well as early-stage researchers. Four lectures will be given by Priyadharshini Perumal (UOulu), Fernando […]

Transition to low-carbon concrete The purpose of this international conference is to present the latest available scientific and technical information in the field of supplementary cementitious materials and novel binders for use in concrete. The purpose of this edition is to highlight advances in the field of alternative and sustainable binders and supplementary cementitious materials, for […]

Critical Raw Materials are essential in the modern-day economy, for renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, long-duration energy storage (LDES) and digitalisation, allowing our society to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).1 The European Commission’s (EC) Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) sets mining, processing and recycling benchmarks to reduce Europe’s dependency on just a few third […]

📢 #Battery enthusiasts, mark your calendars for 12 December 2024 and join us for the 3rd edition of the annual workshop of the Cluster Hub “Production of #rawmaterials for #batteries from European resources”, co-organised by #Eufunded projects RHINOCEROS, CRM-geothermal and CICERO, with a speaker from ENICON.The event will take place in a hybrid format: In […]

The ENICON (https://enicon-horizon.eu) Horizon Europe funded research project, organizes the 3rd Capacity Building Seminar, at the 28th of May 2025. The Capacity Building Seminar will be conducted virtually via webinar and is open to all interested individuals. The primary target audience for the seminar comprises graduate and postgraduate students, as well as early-stage researchers, whose […]

Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) are essential for enabling modern technologies, particularly in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, long-duration energy storage (LDES), and digital infrastructure. These materials are fundamental to the European Union’s strategic objectives for climate neutrality and digital transformation and are central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1. In response to escalating geopolitical and […]

EUIndTech2025 is a EU flagship event, organized by the Polish presidency of the EU Council on industrial technologies and materials for a sustainable future. It gathers cyclical events, Conference on Industrial Technologies and Euro Nano Forum. The event brings together stakeholders from research organizations, industry, NGOs and policymakers to discuss the state-of-the-art technologies, challenges and […]

Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) are indispensable for facilitating modern technologies, particularly in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, long-duration energy storage (LDES), and digital infrastructure. These materials are fundamental to the European Union’s strategic objectives for achieving climate neutrality and driving digital transformation and are central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response to […]

This year's event will gather stakeholders from across the public and private sectors, academia, civil society organisations, and Indigenous representatives to discuss well-being in mining regions, focusing on two pillars: (i) Improving community participation, trust and communications in mining, (ii) Advancing research and innovation for sustainable mining practices. Date: 16-18 June 2026 Location: Rovaniemi, Lapland, […]