Global REE industry16 Apr 2018 22:29
A new association for the global REE industry
http://etn-demeter.eu/new-association-global-ree-industry/
On March 29, 2018, the official kick-off event for the GloREIA project took place in Brussels. GloREIA is to become a new, global association for the rare earth industry. The GloREIA project receives support from EIT RawMaterials. (Leuven, 5-4-2018)
There are industry associations for nearly all metals, but rare-earth metals (REEs) (which are among the most contentious) have not found an association to promulgate them into a sustainable industry. To fill this gap and to make to strategy for new association, representatives from around 40 rare earth mining, separation companies, metal, magnet manufacturers, automotive suppliers, NGOs, universities and EU institutions gathered in Brussels on 29th March under the umbrella of GloREIA project sponsored by EIT Raw Materials, a European Commission sponsored organization.