Raw Materials

The demand for rare-earth materials is growing rapidly in the EU. These materials are vital for: Wind power Electric mobility Communication technology The supply of rare-earth materials is also crucial for the EU’s transition to a green, digital economy. While the EU is a world leader in the...

To boost the EU market for recycled plastics, the European Commission  launched the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA). More than 275 organisations representing industry, academia and public authorities covering the entire plastics value chain have signed the declaration of the alliance. By joining...

Innovations and new partnerships greeted each other in Levi On 25-27 April 2023, the European Cluster Collaboration Platform organised the Clusters meet Regions conference in Kittilä, Levi, Finland, bringing together a wide range of European clusters, Commission representatives, civil servants and...

The European Commission has launched the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) to connect industrial actors, Member States and civil society to build resilience and strategic autonomy for the rare earths and magnets value chain in Europe. The Alliance aims to identify barriers, opportunities and...

The European Commission (EC) has unveiled an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sectors from the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. The action plan looks at the current and future challenges and proposes actions to reduce...

The 2020 calls for project proposals under the Horizon 2020 Challenge 5 " Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials" opened on November 12th, 2019, making available €318 mln EUR for projects in the field of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials...

The call is open througout the year with deadlines: 15 March / 14 june / 20 September. The EIT RawMaterials “Start-up & SME Booster Program” is one of the EIT RawMaterials funding instruments dedicated to supporting third parties’ activities, such as business creation by idea holders and growth...

Raw material costs in woodworking industry are significant: they form approximately 70-80 % of the total production costs of sawn wood and more than 50 % of the production costs of more downstream products such as wood panels. Significant material loss results from sawing processes, as well as...

Mark your agendas: 14 September 2016, Brussels – Information Day & Brokerage event on the 2017 calls for proposals of Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge 5 "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials". organized by: The European Commission is organising an Information Day on...