Exchange of good practices on metal by-products recovery – technology and policy challenges
The European Commission, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH) is organising the International Conference “Exchange of good practices on metal by-products recovery – technology and policy challenges“, which will take place in Brussels (Belgium), on 12-13 November 2015.
Our environment expert, Lara Valentin, will make a presentation on 13th in the session “Session on Horizon 2020 programme†presenting Leitat’s capabilities on metals recovery. Click here to download the slides of the presentation.
Existing and emerging technologies vital for the progress of our society and the competitiveness of our economy are highly dependent on the sustainable supply of raw materials. In particular, a number of scarce or critical metals play a fundamental role on innovations in high-tech sectors such as renewable energy, telecommunications, information technology or defense industry.
Many of these strategic metals are often by-products of mining, processing and recycling: they are contained in ore bodies or complex end-of life products as accompanying elements of the major metals, usually at low concentrations. Nowadays, many by-products are often not properly recovered so they finish diluted in major elements or wasted.
The Conference will tackle the technology challenges but also the policies and regulatory framework apt to promote the recovery of metal by-products which are currently sub-exploited. This event aims to provide a unique opportunity to share experiences, exchange good practices and present existing examples across the whole raw materials value chain. It will bring together industry, academia and research entities excelling in the technologies to recover metal by-products, as well as relevant public entities and policymakers from the EU and from third countries.
This two-day conference will include presentations from key international stakeholders and a poster session with networking cocktail.
A specific session of the Conference aimed to promote cooperation in the field of research and innovation is envisaged. Please note that the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 has been published on 13 October 2015. The session will include an overview of the topics on raw materials under Societal Challenge 5 of H2020 Programme, with particular attention to the topic “SC5-13b) New technologies for the enhanced recovery of by-products (2016)”.
We invite you as well to visit the websites of DG GROWTH and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials to get more information about the European Commission’s actions to ensure a sustainable supply of raw materials for the European Union.
This event is organised by the Unit “Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials”, Directorate “Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains”, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROWTH) of the European Commission with the funding support of the Partnership Instrument.
Details
When
12 November, 2015 – 13 November, 2015
09:00 – 17:00
Central Europe Time
Where
Thon EU Hotel
Rue de la Loi 75
Brussels 1040
Belgium