Following the success of the Raw Materials Week 2017, the 3rd edition of the EU "Raw Materials Week" will take place from Monday 12 to Friday 16 November 2018 in Brussels. It builds up on a series of events organised by the European Commission addressing the latest news on raw materials in the EU. It will be a unique opportunity for the raw materials community to discuss and exchange on all relevant issues. Among them: policy, technology, international cooperation, framework conditions, and knowledge bases. 

The 6th High Level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials is the main event of the week. It will take place on 14 November 2018 and the theme for this year is “Raw materials for low carbon and circular economy”, covering relevant issues including battery value chain, cascading of woody biomass, secondary raw materials for energy-intensive industries.

Full programme and further details are available on the website.