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The making of “Made in Europ: from mine to Electric Vehicle”

The making of “Made in Europ: from mine to Electric Vehicle”

“Make no mistake. The tsunami of cheap, subsidised Chinese Electric Vehicles is coming. Europe seems to have been sleepwalking into an abyss.”, that’s the opening statement of SIM²’s new documentary “The Nordic challenge: from mine to Electric Vehicle” in collaboration with the ENICON and EXCEED EU projects.

The second ECOBAT project meeting took place at UC Louvain

The second ECOBAT project meeting took place at UC Louvain

On the 10th of February, 2023, the ECOBAT team of young, enthusiastic researchers got together in Louvain-la-Neuve for the second ECOBAT project meeting. The meeting was hosted by prof. Alexandru Vlad and the UCL team. During the day-long meeting, the researchers from...

The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometalllurgy

The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometalllurgy

The SOLVOMET Group is delighted to announce the publication of its long-awaited position paper “The Twelve Principles of Circular Hydrometalllurgy” in the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy.

Final EU CROCODILE video released during EU Raw Materials week

Final EU CROCODILE video released during EU Raw Materials week

The closing EU CROCODILE video has been released. Featuring Nand Peeters (KU Leuven), Flavia Forte (Eco Recycling) and Zhangqi Wang (Accurec), the video covers the recycling value chain for the recovery and refining of Co from spent Li-ion batteries.

EOS-ECOBAT project kicks-off in Leuven

EOS-ECOBAT project kicks-off in Leuven

On September 6th, 2022, the ECOBAT project conducted its kick-off meeting in Leuven, Belgium. The project is implemented by KU Leuven, UC Louvain, University of Bonn and University of Namur. An EOS (Excellence of Science) project, ECOBAT will investigate the...