Raw Materials Week 2023 approaches!

Raw Materials Week

Critical raw materials, as well as securing and developing their value chains are especially valid in today’s world. This year an annual event organized by the European Commission on this subject will take place in Brussels from the 13th to the 17th of November. Raw Materials Week gathers a wide range of stakeholders who discuss policies and initiatives in the field of raw materials. This enables a wide view of ongoing EU activities in this sector.
This year’s event will center around the European Critical Raw Materials Act and include the 10th annual High-Level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on raw materials, co-organized with Eumicon, on 15 November. All subjects related to raw materials for energy transition, investment, strategic projects, and strategic partnerships will be covered this year.

High-level speakers

This year’s high-level speakers will be Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President for European Green deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, Thierry Breton, Commissioner of Internal Market, and Kerstin Jorna, Director-General of Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

Satellite events

Moreover during the RMW satellite events such as:
– Raw Material Observatories in 2023: important developments and 2024 outlook,
– The future of mining in Europe – Minimising the environmental footprint through breakthrough technological innovations,
– EU Mining Regional Innovation Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply to the EU Industry and Society – OECD and Thematic Smart Specialisation Partnership on Mining),
– Responsible Sourcing and Traceability of CRM,
– Made in Europe raw materials: challenges and sustainable advancements. The AlSiCal EU project case,
– Mine The Gap Final event and Future Eurocluster on raw materials: Boosting SMEs and technology towards sustainable mining,
– The Building Blocks for Europe’s Future,
– The battery passport as an enabler for sustainability and transparency across supply chains,
– 6th European Gypsum Recyclers Forum,
– Materials for Batteries Cluster Annual Meeting,
will be organized.
All interested people can find all information and registration forms at the official site of the Raw Materials Week.