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Their core work

ADMIRIS is a Greek SME specializing in mineral processing and industrial waste valorization, with a strong focus on bauxite residue (red mud) recovery and recycling. They develop processes to extract valuable materials — alumina, rare earth elements, iron-silicon alloys — from metallurgical waste streams, particularly from the aluminium industry. Their work sits at the intersection of circular economy and decarbonization, turning industrial byproducts into construction materials, supplementary cementitious materials, and recovered metals. They bring applied recycling technology expertise to large European consortia tackling the aluminium and cement value chains.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

ADMIRIS entered H2020 (2017–2018) focused on circular economy fundamentals — valorizing bauxite residue and spent pot lining (SPL), recovering rare earths and construction-grade materials from aluminium waste. From 2019 onward, their work shifted toward decarbonization: low-CO2 cement, clinker substitution, carbon-footprint reduction, and most recently hydrogen-based metallurgical processing. The trajectory shows a clear move from "what can we extract from waste" to "how can waste processing also cut carbon emissions."

ADMIRIS is moving toward hydrogen-based metallurgy and decarbonized industrial processes, positioning them well for Green Deal-aligned projects in clean steel, green cement, and critical raw materials sovereignty.

How they like to work

ADMIRIS operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is typical for a specialized SME contributing technical know-how rather than project management. With 67 unique partners across 21 countries in just 5 projects, they consistently join large Innovation Action consortia (4 out of 5 projects are IAs), suggesting they contribute applied industrial processing expertise to ambitious demonstration-scale efforts. Their wide partner base and lack of repeat-partner clustering indicate they are a sought-after specialist rather than a clique member.

Remarkably broad network for a 5-project SME: 67 unique partners across 21 countries, averaging over 13 partners per consortium. Their collaborations span most of Europe, with strong ties to the aluminium and cement industry value chain across Southern, Northern, and Central Europe.

What sets them apart

ADMIRIS occupies a narrow but high-demand niche: they are one of very few Greek SMEs focused entirely on bauxite residue processing and metallurgical waste recycling. Greece is home to major bauxite deposits and aluminium production (Mytilineos/Aluminium of Greece), giving ADMIRIS proximity to both the raw material and the waste problem. For consortium builders, they offer hands-on mineral processing capability combined with five projects' worth of integration into Europe's circular economy and critical raw materials research ecosystem.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AlSiCal
  Largest funding (EUR 540,750) and most ambitious scope — targeting zero bauxite residue AND zero CO2 from co-production of alumina, silica, and calcium compounds.
• HARARE
  Represents their newest strategic direction — using hydrogen as a reducing agent for metal recovery, bridging their waste expertise with the hydrogen economy.
• RemovAL
  Broadest material scope — addresses multiple waste streams (red mud, SPL) and targets recovery of high-value critical raw materials including gallium and rare earth elements.