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Mineral commodity spotlight Tantalum
Did you know? Only 3 other metals have higher melting points than tantalum metal (3,017ºC): osmium (3,033ºC), rhenium (3,186ºC), and tungsten (3,422ºC). Discover this and many other facts about tantalum in the first “mineral commodity spotlight” that the International...
Register now: Executive Short Course on Resources Management using the UNFC
On 22 October, EIT Raw Materials and the International Raw Materials Observatory will co-organise an “Executive Short Course on Resources Management using the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources”. This one-day course on the UNFC is designed for...
Annual report 2018
The Observatory benefits, since its creation, from a deep understanding of the drivers that define best practice on mineral raw materials’ exploration, exploitation, recycling and trade. This knowledge is used to advance the Observatory vision and mission. The annual...
World Barometer, the Observatory’s new fortnightly publication is now live!
The International Raw Materials Observatory is pleased to present its new fortnightly publication: the World Barometer. It is one of the services provided by the Observatory and uses public sources of information to analyse sector trends, main industry drivers,...
“Tracking the Global Supply of Critical Materials” webinar is now available to watch
The webinar on “Tracking the Global Supply of Critical Materials” organised by the American Geosciences Institute took place on January 26, 2018. It was co-sponsored by the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) and its president, Vitor Correia, was one of the...
Tracking the Global Supply of Critical Materials Webinar
This interesting webinar organised by the American Geosciences Institute will take place on January 26, 2018 at 11am EST. Vitor Correia (President of the European Federation of Geologists and Coordinator of EU’s INTRAW Project) and Ph.D. Nedal Nassar (Chief of the...
INTRAW Workshop and Roundtable: when Partners look in the same direction, there is nothing holding them back
The Future will be collaborative or won't be. That is a certainty for INTRAW. Not just a simple belief that our future would look brighter if Europe collaborated with International Partners, but an actual, deep faith: There is no Future for the EU without close...
Press release: Launch of the International Raw Materials Observatory
PRESS RELEASE | BRUSSELS | 7 NOVEMBER 2017 – The INTRAW project consortium announces the official launch of the International Raw Materials Observatory, a new not-for-profit organisation created to support international cooperation in the field of mineral raw...
INTRAW – Discover The Project : The video has arrived!
The teaser tested eveyone's patience. But the waiting has lasted long enough. Finally, the video "INTRAW – Discover The Project" has arrived. Discover the purpose of this H2020 initiative, its importance in today's society and, last but not least, enjoy a quick...
The INTRAW project video is coming: a teaser video to keep us waiting
Europe needs Raw Materials. More than a fact, it is an emergency. An emergency that the H2020 INTRAW Project has been set up to best answer to, by mapping and developing new cooperation opportunities related to raw materials with technologically advanced non-EU...