CICERO Vision for Europe’s Green Transition and the Greek Laterites
Within its efforts to strengthen collaboration across European research initiatives, the CICERO project has contributed to a joint publication developed together with coordinators of other EU-funded projects and key stakeholders […]
CICERO Engages with EIT RawMaterials Partner Day 2025
On 10-11 September 2025, the EIT RawMaterials Partner Day was held at Skyline Brussels, bringing together Europe’s raw materials innovation ecosystem—industry, academia, policy, startups, and R&I projects—to exchange ideas, explore […]
Joint Press Release: New documentary “Europe’s Lithium Paradox”
Europe’s Lithium Paradox: New documentary on Europe’s struggle to mine, refine and recycle its lithium for becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent
Life-cycle assessment of battery-grade nickel sulphate
Georgios Bartzas and Konstantinos Komnitsas of the Technical University of Crete, Greece, key partners of the KU Leuven-coordinated ENICON EU project, have published a new article entitled Cradle to Gate […]
EU Clustering Event on responsible mining in Europe (9 Sep’ 2024)
Will Europe succeed in opening new mines for energy-transition metals by 2030? Or will public opposition throw a spanner in the works? These are the questions addressed in the upcoming EU clustering event in Mechelen (BE) on 9 September 2024.
Euromines launches Episode 1 of its vodcast series: Peter Tom Jones
Euromines has launched the first episode of its vodcast series on the topic of Europe’s raw materials conundrum. Episode 1 features SIM² KU Leuven’s Peter Tom Jones. A 40-minute conversation about responsible mining, refining and recycling.
Journeyman Pictures distributes “Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle”
Journeyman Pictures will be distributing an edited version of “Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle”. For over twenty years Journeyman has distributed and co-produced, provocative, profound and original factual content, working with the top players in the industry.
Upgrading FeNi towards battery-grade Ni using continuous counter-current SX
SOLVOMET/SIM² researchers have successfully demonstrated a hydrometallurgical flowsheet for upgrading ferronickel (Class-II nickel) into battery grade nickel (Class-I nickel) in a mini-pilot SX facility.
Join us at ICHS 2024 Symposium (9-11 Sep 2024, Mechelen)
Full programme for ICHS 2024 is out (First International Symposium on Circular Hydrometallurgy, Mechelen, Belgium, 9-11 September 2024).
“Europe’s Mining Renaissance”: full documentary now released
The full version of the documentary “Europe’s Mining Renaissance” has now been released. This film addresses Europe’s quest to responsibly mine the energy-transition metals that are needed to fuel the transition to climate neutrality.