Imagine Europe is trying to build a giant green battery but has to buy all the ingredients from far away. This initiative acts like a matchmaker and funder to help Europe find, mine, and recycle those materials at home. It's about making sure we have the physical building blocks needed for a clean energy future without relying on other countries.
Europe is overly dependent on imported raw materials, creating a strategic security risk for the green economy and manufacturing industries.
A strategic investment mechanism (ERMA) and an educational pipeline including 10 master's programs to secure the raw materials value chain.
If you are a mining firm dealing with high entry costs for new sites — this project developed investment cases with a volume of close to 18bn EUR that help projects get access to finance and customers.
If you are a recycling company dealing with inefficient material recovery — this project developed a system to close materials loops that turns waste back into industrial raw materials.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with supply chain instability for critical minerals — this project developed a network to secure raw materials supply and design better material solutions.
The project aims for new ERMA investment cases with a volume of close to 18bn EUR.
Yes, it focuses on upscaling and translating projects into investments and infrastructures to create added value and jobs across Europe.
Based on available project data, the project generates revenue through RoI, Equity, service fees, milestone fees, and success fees.
The current business plan covers the period from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31.
It provides 10 EIT labelled master's programmes and the Deep Tech Talents Initiative to support the re-industrialisation of raw materials sectors.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercial application, with an 86% industry ratio consisting of 6 industrial partners across 7 countries. This structure indicates a strong focus on market deployment rather than academic research, as only 1 university is involved in the core coordination group.
Contact EIT Raw Materials GmbH in Germany for investment and partnership opportunities.
Contact us to identify specific investment cases within the 18bn EUR ERMA pipeline.
