JM RECYCLING NV

Their core work

JM Recycling NV is a Belgian industrial recycling company based in Hasselt that specialises in recovering metals and secondary raw materials from waste streams, low-grade ores, and end-of-life industrial materials. Their EU research involvement centres on two complementary fronts: hydrometallurgical and related processes for extracting metals from complex waste feedstocks (METGROW PLUS), and the recovery of resources from legacy landfill sites (NEW-MINE). In both cases they contribute as an industry partner — providing real-world waste streams, operational knowledge, and practical validation that academic and research partners cannot replicate. Their role is that of an industrial anchor: they bring the material and the problem; the research network brings the solution.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects started in 2016 and both cover the same four-year span, so there is no chronological separation to analyse — the dataset represents a single moment in time rather than a trajectory. No keyword data is available to detect any shift in technical focus. Given only two projects and no coordinator history, it is not possible to draw meaningful conclusions about how their research engagement has evolved beyond noting that their involvement was concentrated entirely in resource recovery and landfill mining circa 2016.

With both projects launched in the same year and covering closely related topics, JM Recycling appears to have used H2020 as a targeted entry point into European research networks around waste-derived metals — whether they have pursued further R&D collaboration beyond this window is unclear from available data.

How they like to work

JM Recycling has never led an H2020 project; in both cases they joined established research consortia as a non-coordinating partner or third party. Their consortia are large — 33 unique partners across 13 countries — reflecting the scale of multi-disciplinary RIA and MSCA training networks rather than close bilateral partnerships. This pattern is typical of an industrial company that participates to access research outputs and provide real-world validation, not to drive the research agenda itself.

JM Recycling has engaged with 33 consortium partners spread across 13 countries despite only two projects, indicating they joined well-connected European research consortia. Their geographic footprint is pan-European rather than locally concentrated.

What sets them apart

JM Recycling's value to a research consortium is straightforward: they are a practising industrial recycler in Belgium who can provide access to real waste streams, operational facilities, and commercial validation of laboratory-scale processes. For any project dealing with metal-bearing wastes or landfill-derived materials, this kind of industry anchor is difficult to replace. However, with only two projects and very low EC funding (EUR 10,000), their engagement appears limited in scope — a consortium seeking deep industrial co-development should verify the current extent of their R&D involvement before building around them.

Highlights from their portfolio

• METGROW PLUS
  A full Research and Innovation Action on metal recovery from low-grade ores and wastes — JM Recycling's most direct project match, where their industrial waste-processing expertise feeds directly into the research objectives.
• NEW-MINE
  An MSCA Innovative Training Network focused on enhanced landfill mining, placing JM Recycling inside a doctoral training network alongside major European research institutions — an unusual role for a purely commercial recycler.