The ERA-MIN Joint Call 2018 - Raw materials for the sustainable development and the circular economy will be open on 31st October 2018.

The scope of the 2018 Joint Call is needs-driven research addressing all aspects of the non-energy non-agricultural raw materials life cycle covering both primary and secondary resources. The thematic areas are:

1. Supply of raw materials from exploration and mining
2. Design
3. Processing, Production and Remanufacturing
4. Recycling and Re-use of End-of-Life Products
5. Cross-cutting topics: ​

​Proposals within Topic 5 are expected to propose non-technological innovations regarding:

• New business models,
• Improvement of methods or data for environmental impact assessment,
• Social acceptance and trust/public perception of raw materials.

Further information such as potential beneficiaries and the participating countries and regions is available here.