Following the success of the 1^st edition of the 'Raw Materials Week', the 2^nd edition will take place in Brussels from Monday 6 to Friday 10 November 2017. It will be a great opportunity for the raw materials community to discuss and exchange on all relevant issues: policy, technology, international cooperation, framework conditions, etc.

The Raw Materials Week is centred around a series of events organised by the European Commission addressing the latest news regarding raw materials in the EU:

• 7 November:
  • EU advanced mining countries conference - Sustainable and responsible sourcing and mining (see programme) - register for the event
  • Critical raw materials event - register for the event
• 8 November: 5^th annual high level conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on raw materials (see programme) - register for the event
• 9 November:
  • Horizon 2020 event: societal challenge 5 infoday & and brokerage 
  • Reconciling biodiversity protection and extractive activities (see programme) - register for the event
  • The EU Raw Materials Knowledge Base in support of EU raw materials policy (see programme) - register for the event

The following satellite events are organised in Brussels during Raw Materials Week by external stakeholders:

• 6 November:
  • Employers’ Organization of Polish Copper: The Polish Contribution to the EU Raw Materials Initiative - register for the event
• 7 November:
  • Project DelphiNE: Investigating resource saving potentials in the non-ferrous metals industry - register for the event
• 9 November:
  • Powershift: Raw material Policies Multiplier Seminar
• 10 November:
  • ProSUM: Project Information Network Final Event - register for the event
  • MINATURA2020: Final conference - register for the event

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