RECAP Cluster at EU Green Week: “Tech alone won’t foster circularity, Europe needs a Single Market that makes recycled materials a viable business choice”
RECAP Cluster concluded the EU Green Week partner event with a key message: technology exists but it won't alone foster circularity- Europe needs a real Single Market that makes recycled and upcycled materials a viable business choice. Good news is that the...
Europe’s sustainable manufacturing ambition is outpacing its policy reality: Key takeaways from iBot4CRMs-led workshop on Sustainable Manufacturing at ERF 2026
The goal was simple but ambitious – to bring stakeholders together from policy, research and innovation, robotics, and manufacturing to co-create strategic directions that could shape Europe’s sustainable manufacturing future.
Turning scrap into strategy: iBot4CRMs convenes in Valencia, learning from Ferimet (CELSA GROUP) about the real challenges of large-scale critical raw materials recovery
The consortium had the privilege of learning first-hand from Ferimet, S.L. (CELSA GROUP) about the operational challenges behind large-scale scrap sorting to recover critical raw materials.
iBot4CRMs consortium to meet in Valencia (May 18-19) to discuss project progress in advancing Europe’s Critical Raw Materials circularity
The iBot4CRMs consortium will meet for a General Assembly on May 18-19 in Valencia, Spain hosted by our consortium partner CELSA Group. The meeting will review progress, align next steps and continue to advance AI-driven Robotic solutions for recovery and recycling of...
At ECESP conference in Brussels, a clear message: Circularity is security and Europe’s waste is its most strategic asset
Circularity is security. It is not just an environmental topic but also a strategic, geopolitical and economic necessity for Europe. And the Circular Economy Act and Single Market are key levers to drive progress towards securing Europe's strategic autonomy. The...
European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform: iBot4CRMs to attend annual circularity conference in Brussels (April 22-23)
The conference is crucial to drive momentum towards the European Circular agenda driven by the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) which will support the Single Market for secondary raw materials, including in Critical Raw Materials.
RECAP Cluster: iBot4CRMs joins new initiative of Horizon Europe projects working in AI, Digital Twins and Robotics to advance circularity and competitiveness
The cluster’s main objective is to foster long-term collaboration and facilitate knowledge exchange on topics like the application of AI, Digital Twins and Robotics in the sustainable manufacturing sector.
European Robotics Forum: EU projects iBot4CRMs, Wood2Wood to participate in workshop on Sustainable Manufacturing in Norway
This will be the second year of participation for our Horizon Europe project which is developing AI-powered self-learning robots for high-performance waste valorisation and critical raw materials recovery will actively contribute to the discussions on the latest trends and challenges shaping the confluence of AI and Robotics in Europe.
iBot4CRMs: Third consortium meeting charts next steps towards testing, validation and scale-up of technologies for Critical Raw Materials recovery
Critical Raw Materials are vital for sustainable technologies, yet Europe remains heavily dependent on a limited number of distant suppliers. These challenges were central to the discussions at the third iBot4CRMs consortium meeting in Athens.
Could China’s expanded restrictions on rare earth exports disrupt global supply chains, including Europe’s?
As per the expanded set of rules released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, foreign companies will now require Beijing’s approval to export/supply rare earth metals produced in China or processed with technologies outside China.