The Raw Materials Summit 2019: connecting innovation in the Raw Materials Sector

With more than 400 attendants, 65 speakers from Europe and overseas, more than 200 companies participating of which 35 start-ups, the Raw Materials Summit was the first large conference organised by the EIT Raw Materials. During the three days of the summit, six technical sessions were running in parallel: 1)Resources - Discovery and Beyond ; 2)Deep, Intelligent Mining ; 3)Minerals Processing and Materials Recycling - Increasing resource, energy and water efficiency during raw materials beneficiation ; 4)Advanced Materials - Enablers for Disruptive Innovation: Lightweight design, additive manufacturing, design of new alloys ; 5)Materials for Future Mobility including batteries and magnets ; 6)Resource Efficiency Cities: Urban and landfill mining, materials flow analysis, circular economy