ERA-NET Confund on Raw Materials (ERA-MIN) is a global, innovative and flexible pan-European network of research funding organisations, supported by EU Horizon 2020, that counts now with its third edition, ERA-MIN3 (2020-2025) and builds on the experience of the FP7 ERA-NET ERA-MIN (2011-2015) and the still running ERA-MIN 2 (2016-2022).
ERA-MIN aims to support the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (EIP RM), the EU Raw Materials Initiative and further develop the raw materials (RM) sector in Europe through funding of transnational research and innovation (R&I) activities. This will be achieved through calls designed and developed specifically for the non-fuel, non-food raw materials sector.
ERA-MIN3: RAW MATERIALS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY aims to improve synergy, coordination and coherence between regional, national and EU funding in the raw materials sector by reducing fragmentation of raw materials funding across Europe and globally, as well as, improving the use of human and financial resources, the competitiveness and the environmental, social, health and safety issues of raw materials operations through supporting of transnational, excellent and translational R&I activities. It is built on the success of ERA-MIN 2: RESEARCH & INNOVATION PROGRAMME ON RAW MATERIALS TO FOSTER CIRCULAR ECONOMY, which is still running. Successively, ERA-MIN2 is built on the experience of ERA-MIN (2011-2015) whose aim was to bring together a significant number of funding and programming organisations to support the development of the non-energy mineral raw materials research area in Europe.
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Raw materials are crucial for Europe’s green and digital transformation. To secure Europe’s future, we must build a resilient, sustainable supply chain for critical raw materials and advanced materials within Europe. Innovation in mining, materials processing, and recycling is essential to Europe’s industrial independence and underpins high-quality job creation and economic growth, and the vision of the green transition.
As global demand for critical minerals continues to surge, nations are grappling with supply chain vulnerabilities and geopolitical tensions. Trade policies have found bipartisan support and are already playing a key role in how the United States addresses the challenges to securing a stable and diverse supply of these resources.
Upcoming Events
Join us at the GREENPEG Closure Conference from September 3-5, 2024, in Trondheim, Norway, hosted by the Geological Survey of Norway.
This event marks the culmination of the GREENPEG project, funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. It’s a unique opportunity to:
Discover technological innovations and toolsets for CRM exploration
Engage with EU Commission representatives on CRMA and policy developments
Network with GREENPEG partners and ETP SMR members
Explore future opportunities post-GREENPEG
Program Highlights:
We are happy to invite you to the 11th edition of the PROMETIA Scientific Seminar! It will take place from 26th November 2024 14:00 CET to 28 November at 12:30 CET in Orléans, France.
This year’s seminar will include a special moment dedicated to celebrating the 10th anniversary of the association. It will kick off with insights on impacts of the CRM Act for mineral processing, extractive metallurgy and recycling and presentations from new or recent European projects on metal production.
