Short Description

The European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP SMR) aims at modernising and reshaping a fundamental pillar of the European economy:

the European Minerals Industries.

These include oil, gas, coal, metal ores, industrial minerals, ornamental stones, aggregates, smelters as well as technology suppliers and engineering companies.

Key objectives

• Securing the future supply of/access to European raw materials;

• Supporting the revival of exploration of Europe’s mineral potential;

• Developing innovative and sustainable production technologies;

• Implementing best practices;

• Reuse, recovery and recycling as well as new product applications;

• Creating European added value through RTD-based technology leadership, education and training.

Key Players

1. Industries

BHP Billiton (www.bhpbilliton.com)	Meed S. A.
Boliden (www.boliden.com)	Outotec Oyi (www.outotec.com)
Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH (www.dmt.de)	Rio Tinto (www.riotinto.com)
Deutsche Steinkohle AG (www.deutsche-steinkohle.de)	S&B Industrial Minerals (www.sandb.com)
LKAB (www.lkab.com)	SGL Carbon (www.sglcarbon.com)
Luzenac Group (www.luzenac.com)	Technicas Reunidas (www.tecnicasreunidas.com)
K+S AG (www.k-plus-s.com)	Technip (www.technip.com)
KGHM CUPRUM (www.cuprum.wroc.pl)

2. Geological surveys

BRGM France (www.brgm.fr)

GTK Finland (www.gtk.fi, www.gsf.fi)

3. Associations

EneRG, the European Network for Research in Geo-energy	IMA-Europe, the European Industrial Minerals Association (www.ima-eu.org)
EURACOAL, the European Association for Coal and Lignite (www.euracoal.be)	MINFO, the Swedish Mineral Processing Research Organisation (www.minfo.se)
EuroGeoSurveys, the Association of the European Geological Surveys (www.eurogeosurveys.org)	MIRO, Mineral Industry Research Organisation
EUROGIF, the European Oil and Gas Innovation Forum (www.eurogif.org)	MITU, the Swedish Mineral Industry Research Organization (www.bergforsk.s
Euromines, the European Association of Mining Industries (www.euromines.org)	Polish Non Ferrous Metal Platform
EUROROC, the European and International Federation of Natural Stones Industries (www.euroroc.org)	UEPG, the European Union Association of Aggregate Producers (www.uepg.org)

4. Academia and Research

Ecole des Mines de Paris – Centre de Géosciences (www.ensmp.fr)

RWTH Aachen University, Germany (www.rwth-aachen.de)

TNO (www.tno.nl)

University of Leoben, Austria (www.unileoben.ac.at)

University of Technology Lulea, Sweden (www.ltu.se)