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

The scope of this 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.

The countries/regions that are planning to participate in this call are:

• EU countries/regions: Belgium-Brussels; Belgium-Flanders; Belgium-Wallonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Italy - Calabria (to be confirmed); Ireland; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Spain - Castilla y Léon; Sweden
• EU Associated country: Turkey
• Non-EU countries: Brazil; Canada-Québec (to be confirmed); Chile and South Africa

Further information of the call will be announced on section "Calls". The pre-announcement of the call is available here.