EIT Raw Materials
This raw materials consortium encourages sustainable competitiveness of the European minerals, metals and materials sector along the value chain, promoting innovation, education, and entrepreneurship.
It brings together more than 100 members, academics, research institutes and companies from more than 20 EU countries, to collaborate in researching innovative solutions to secure supplies and improve all parts of the raw materials sector, from extraction to processing, from recycling to reuse. EIT RawMaterials leads students, entrepreneurs, and partners towards a circular economy. This stimulates the generation of innovative and sustainable products, processes and services, as well as talents that contribute greater economic, environmental, and social sustainability to European society. The strategic objective of EIT RawMaterials is:
- supporting startups, businesses and SMEs through the partner network;
- radically innovating the sector by sharing information and skills;
- increasing the competitiveness, growth, and attractiveness of the European raw materials sector.
EIT Raw Materials in numbers
- 100 Partners
- 92 Projects completed
- 33 High-Tech Startups Supported


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