Technologies for extraction and processing of critical raw materials (IA)-HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-11

Proposals for topics under this Destination should set out a credible pathway to contributing to the following expected impact of Cluster 4:

Industrial leadership and increased autonomy in key strategic value chains with security of supply in raw materials, achieved through breakthrough technologies in areas of industrial alliances, dynamic industrial innovation ecosystems and advanced solutions for substitution, resource and energy efficiency, effective reuse and recycling and clean primary production of raw materials, including critical raw materials, and leadership in the circular economy.

Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

-Strengthen EU cooperation with resource rich countries;

-Provide new relevant life cycle inventory data sets based on requirements for Environmental Footprint compliant datasets[2] and in line with the 2021 Recommendation on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods[3], particularly focusing on the existing knowledge gaps (e.g., new technologies for open pit and underground mining).

-To evaluate the environmental performance of the technologies a Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) study will be produced.

-Improved industrial viability, safety and environmental impacts of the operation in a way that leads to measureable improvements;

-Improved diversification EU sourcing of critical raw materials from third countries;

-Improved responsible supply of raw materials to Europe in line with the EU principles for sustainable raw materials, which are a non-regulatory set of principles based on the EU acquis. They set out requirements for sustainable raw materials and extraction and processing in Europe in terms of social, environmental and economic performance.[4]

Dissemination and exploitation of projects outputs is tailored for organisations and industry dealing with raw materials in the EU and project partner countries in resource rich countries;

In order to achieve the expected outcomes, international cooperation with partners established in resource rich countries with which the EU has strategic partnerships on raw materials is strongly encouraged.

Actions are expected to contribute to the implementation the EU action plan on Critical Raw Materials.

•Colombia is eligible as a third country, for this it must participate with the role of partner together with a consortium with at least three entities from different European/associated countries).

Documentos :(Check them on the webside).

•Standard application form (HE RIA, IA) — call-specific application form is available in the Submission System

•Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA)  — will be used with the necessary adaptations

•Lump Sum MGA v1.0 — MGA

•Detailed budget table (HE LS)

•Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"