Mar 18, 2020
Join our virtual workshop on “Identifying risks in industry supply chains” on May 19!
Mar 1, 2020
A publication under this title, co-authored by IRTC Business participant Dr. Nedal Nassar, has been published online. From its abstract: Trade tensions, resource nationalism, and various other factors are increasing concerns regarding the supply reliability of nonfuel...
Jan 29, 2020
As the final product of the first phase of the IRTC project, a paper with the title A review of methods and data to determine raw material criticality has now been published. As the result of a joint effort of all IRTC partners, it reflects the discussions held at the...
Jan 8, 2020
The subsequent project, which will be called IRTC Business, has been accepted for funding by EIT Raw Materials in the area Internationalization. The funding will run for two years from April 2020 and will be supported by additional experts from industry. Currently,...
Nov 25, 2019
The IRTC project has had so far an immense success in bringing together the leading experts on criticality. On November 20, 2019, these experts used the platform provided by the EU Raw Materials Week to convene for a final event of the first phase and discuss how to...
Août 28, 2019
The fourth edition of the EU Raw Materials Week will take place from Monday 18 to Friday 22 November 2019, 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...
Juin 3, 2019
Congratulations to Jane Mulenshi, María Fernanda Godoy León and Christoph Helbig ! IRTC has awarded three research grants for papers on criticality, with focus on “In-use stocks and secondary supply of Critical Raw Materials”. Jane Mulenshi (Luleå...
Fév 19, 2019
Watch out for the link to participate online at the TMS 2019 annual conference in San Antonio, Texas! We will publish it here soon.
Déc 9, 2018
The Round Table Criticality and Circular Economy held in Tokyo last October was a great success. In case you have not been able to participate, here is a detailed summary of the discussions and their...
Nov 9, 2018
At the 10th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, to be held at the Tsinghua University, Beijing, the topic will be Industrial Ecology for Eco-Civilization. In this framework, the IRTC will be discussing in-use stocks and...
