MNLT at the critical raw materials and batteries event in oviedo!

We were thrilled to participate in the 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗙𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 at Universidad de Oviedo, Spain, organized by Iberian Sustainable Mining Cluster | ISMC and hosted by Li4LIFE EU Project in collaboration with BATTERY 2030+, CICERO Project, and STREAMS Project . This event brought together industry leaders, researchers, and innovators to discuss the future of 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺, 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Our very own VASILIKI ALEXIOU held a presentation on “𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗟𝗖𝗔) – 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁”.

🚀 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁:
✅ Engaging discussions on 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀.
✅ Insights into 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
✅ Partners highlighted the significant progress made during the project’s first year, tackled key challenges and outlined the next steps.

The event was completed with an informative visit to the 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 and its labs, where partners explored first hand results of the first phases of analysis of the samples of rock utilized in the testing of lithium extraction.

👥𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀:
🔹 Dr. Marcel Meeus – BATTERY 2030+
🔹 Dr. Marja Salo (VTT) – CICERO Project
🔹 Dr. Damian Cupid (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology ) – STREAMS Project
🔹 Dr. Hamid Oubaha (GREEnMat (ULiege)) – RESiLEX Project
🔹 Prof. Martin Bertau ( TUBAF | Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Verfahrens- und Energietechnik) – METALLICO Project
🔹 Dr. Alberto González (LOMARTOV SL) – Renovate Project EU
🔹 Dr. Luca Polidori (ERP Italia Servizi ) – AutoMat Retrieve. Recycle. Recharge.
🔹 Dr. Adriana Gutiérrez García (ICAMCyL Foundation ) – Li4LIFE EU Project
🔹 Prof. Yousef Ghorbani (University of Lincoln ) – Li4LIFE EU Project
🔹 Prof. Oscar Jaime Restrepo Baena (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) – Latin America Li value chain
🔹 Prof. Pablo Garcia Fernandez (Universidad de Oviedo) – LEMUR
Moderators – Prof. Juan M. Menéndez Aguado (Universidad de Oviedo), Dr. Adriana Gutiérrez García (ICAMCyL Foundation), Dr. Filippo Compagni (Iberian Sustainable Mining Cluster | ISMC)

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