Following the success of the 1st ERES conference in 2014 and under the framework of the EURARE: Development of a sustainable exploitation scheme for Europe’s rare earth ore deposits FP7 research project and the EREAN: European Rare Earth (Magnet) Recycling Network Marie-Curie Initial Training Network, the 2nd European Rare Earth Resources conference will be held […]
Detailed program 6.6.2017 The program is now complete! Take a look: 12:30 – 13:30 Registration & welcome 13:30 – 14:00 Introduction by Guido Verhoeven, General Manager SIM 14:00 – 15:40 Thematic sessions 1 – 2 – 3 1. Innovations in Structural Materials - chair: Ilse Christiaens (UGent) “Impact of self-healing engineered materials on the […]
COSMIC summer school on ultrasound and microwaves for chemical processing A summer school on Ultrasound and Microwaves for Chemical Processing will be organized in cooperation with the European Sonochemistry Society (ESS) and AMPERE. This summer school will address the use of ultrasound and microwave technologies in chemical processes. A combination of lectures and practical sessions […]
The 27th EuCheMS Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids – EuCheMSIL 2018 will be held from 7-12th October 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal For further information visit http://www.euchemsil2018.org/ for details that will be continuing updating, but that has already the basic information. Any special queries can be sent to euchemsil2018@ciencias.ulisboa.pt.
The 9th European Slag Conference will take place in Metz, France, from October 11th to 13th, 2017. For more information download this file: CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE SLAG INDUSTRY
Following the success of the 1st edition of the 'Raw Materials Week', the 2nd edition will take place in Brussels from Monday 6 to Friday 10 November 2017. See details.
Following the success of the first three Enhanced Landfill Mining Symposia in 2010 (Belgium), 2013 (Belgium) and 2016 (Portugal), the Fourth International Symposium on Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM IV) is held in 2018 (February 5-7) in Belgium. The Symposium is organised in the framework of the EURELCOnetwork (European Enhanced Landfill Mining Consortium) and the MSCA-ETN […]
The 7th Asia Steel conference from 6 to 9 February, 2018 at Bhubaneswar, capital of State Orissa, India. Professor Yiannis Pontikes will give a keynote. For more information please download this file: Asia Steel International Conference
Transitioning to a low-carbon economy – the social license to operate for mining and recycling of critical metals – Symposium day in the context of Artefact 2018: This Rare Earth – Stories from Below As part of “Artefact 2018: This Rare Earth – Stories from Below”, which is the largest arts festival in Flanders, a group of […]
Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2nd Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices conference - BR2018. The conference will be held from 7-10 May, 2018 in Athens, Greece. Stimulated by the success of the Bauxite Residue Valorisation and Best Practices conference, in 2015, and under the framework of EU H2020 MSCA […]
The 10th International Conference on f-Elements (ICFE-10) will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland between 3 and 6 September 2018. Prof. Dr. Koen Binnemans will organize the session on “Extraction, separation, and recycling” For more information please follow this web link: http://icfe10.epfl.ch/
How might we comply with the Circular Economy and still do business in the Construction Materials Industry?
Come and find out about KUL’s new sustainable cement nominated to the EIT Awards 2018 at the Faculty Club Leuven
SIM² KU Leuven is the KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals, one of the flagship KU Leuven Institutes. SIM² mission is to develop, organise and implement problem-driven, science-deep research and future-oriented education, contributing to the environmentally friendly production and recycling of metals, minerals and engineered materials, supporting the transition to a climate-friendly, circular-economy.
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