EIT Raw Materials

EIT Raw Materials

EIT Raw Materials is a key European actor established in 2015 to advance Europe’s transition into a sustainable economy. EIT Raw Materials overarching mandate is to support securing the supply of critical raw materials to the European industry by driving innovation along the raw materials value chain. EIT Raw Materials builds on the world’s largest network of partners in raw materials and advanced materials.

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EIT Raw Materials and Switzerland

Located in Metz in the East of France at the border to Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium, and in the heart of the ‘European Valley of Materials’, Innovation Hub Central incorporates organisations from France, Germany, Switzerland and Portugal.

EIT Raw Materials

Minerals, metals and advanced materials are key enablers of the green and digital transition. Raw materials are critical to preserving the global competitiveness of the EU’s most strategic economic sectors. They are fundamental for the EU to develop its strategic autonomy and to re-industrialise key European ecosystems. Today, only a fraction of the most relevant raw materials is produced in Europe. This can be changed through a circular economy approach, through innovation in recycling, substitution, processing, mining, and exploration. It is the objective of EIT RawMaterials to secure a sustainable raw materials supply by driving innovation, education, and entrepreneurship across European industrial ecosystems.