ERA-NET Confund on Raw Materials (ERA-MIN) is a global, innovative and flexible pan-European network of research funding organisations, supported by EU Horizon 2020, that counts now with its third edition, ERA-MIN3 (2020-2025) and builds on the experience of the FP7 ERA-NET ERA-MIN (2011-2015) and the still running ERA-MIN 2 (2016-2022).
ERA-MIN aims to support the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (EIP RM), the EU Raw Materials Initiative and further develop the raw materials (RM) sector in Europe through funding of transnational research and innovation (R&I) activities. This will be achieved through calls designed and developed specifically for the non-fuel, non-food raw materials sector.
ERA-MIN3: RAW MATERIALS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY aims to improve synergy, coordination and coherence between regional, national and EU funding in the raw materials sector by reducing fragmentation of raw materials funding across Europe and globally, as well as, improving the use of human and financial resources, the competitiveness and the environmental, social, health and safety issues of raw materials operations through supporting of transnational, excellent and translational R&I activities. It is built on the success of ERA-MIN 2: RESEARCH & INNOVATION PROGRAMME ON RAW MATERIALS TO FOSTER CIRCULAR ECONOMY, which is still running. Successively, ERA-MIN2 is built on the experience of ERA-MIN (2011-2015) whose aim was to bring together a significant number of funding and programming organisations to support the development of the non-energy mineral raw materials research area in Europe.

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Great news from the ERA-MIN 2 project SIDEREC ¡¡¡
Funded under the ERA-MIN 2 2018 call, SIDEREC (Siderophores assisted Biorecovery of Technology Critical Elements: Gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge) and indium (In) from end-of-life products) has achieved outstanding results — leading both to the creation of a start-up and to the publication of a high-impact scientific paper.

The European Battery Alliance (BEPA) will host an online webinar on Wednesday, 8 October, from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST, titled From Grid to Road: The Untapped Promise of Sodium-Ion Batteries. The session will highlight how sodium-ion batteries could reshape energy storage and mobility, featuring insights from Altris on the latest scientific advances, key breakthroughs, and Europe’s strategic opportunities.
Upcoming Events

We are delighted to invite you to join the 9th MINEX Europe Mining & Exploration Forum taking place on 21-23 October 2025 in Libson, Portugal . Optional visits will be organised on 30 October to the local mine sites.
The Forum is organised under the slogan “Made in Europe”: Securing Metals and Minerals for a Sustainable Future”.
The agenda emphases on increasing domestic production, enhancing recycling efforts, and securing sustainable supply chains for critical minerals essential to Europe’s green and digital transition.

The core programme, organised by the European Commission, will take place from 18 to 20 November 2025, featuring high-level sessions, policy discussions, and networking opportunities focused on the sustainable and secure supply of raw materials in Europe.