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PRocess Innovations for the Mineral industry focusing on ROasting and Calcination Kiln technologies and supported by novel pre- and post-processing | @horizoneu

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🔍 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝘼𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚.

💡 Great innovation needs more than just technology—it also needs trust.

As @primrockeu develops new technologies for cleaner and more efficient mineral processing, Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (VMU) is helping shape the project's approach to ֎ AI governance, ⚖️ ethics, and 🛡️ data protection, laying the foundation for responsible innovation throughout the project.

Discover how 👉 https://t.co/fMBjO5bx2c

#Ethics #Protection #Processes #Efficiency #Resources #HorizonEurope #Innovation #Research

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Back in the beginning of June, @fCIRCE attended the 16th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE) [https://t.co/nPW2mQH2tB], held in 🇪🇸 Barcelona from 2nd to 5th June 2026!

During the conference, the team took the stage with their presentation, "𝘿𝙀𝙈-𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝘽𝙚𝙙𝙨 – 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙣𝙨", highlighting 🚀 innovative modelling and simulation approaches that are helping shape the future of the mineral industry. Their work showcased the latest progress on 𝘐𝘍𝘙𝘒 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, one of PRIM-ROCK's core technical developments.

👉 Stay tuned for more!

#Calcination #Processes #MineralIndustry #Efficiency #Research #Innovation #HorizonEurope

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🟢 Our first two public deliverables are now available on our website under https://t.co/M9ZUruWy7F

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀?

✅ Read about the successful completion of our first technical review:
https://t.co/roSYPZk3or

📰 Check out our latest press release:
https://t.co/AD5ZHjTLtb

Stay tuned as we continue advancing innovative solutions for the sustainable processing of critical raw materials. 🌍⚙️

#Innovation #RawMaterials #Sustainability #MineralIndustry #HorizonEurope

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🔥 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗠-𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞

Along with FORNACI CALCE GRIGOLIN SPA, we are developing an interactive 3D and XR-based visualization module for lime kiln operations – turning complex process data into clear, actionable insight for operators.

💡 In our latest article https://t.co/hx8PNdWjcR, GRIGOLIN shares insights from its kiln operations, contributing valuable expertise to the development and validation of innovative processing technologies for the raw materials sector.

#ResourceEfficiency #Sustainability #Innovation #HorizonEurope #MineralProcessing

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🚀 New Press Release Out Now

✨ Our latest PR highlights the significant progress achieved during the project's first reporting period.

👉 Over the past months, the consortium has successfully advanced the development of innovative technologies for sustainable mineral processing, including:

✅ Development and modelling of the Indirect Fired Rotary Kiln (IFRK), Microwave Rotary Kiln, and Microwave-Induced Plasma (MIP) reactor
✅ Comprehensive raw material characterization and sensing evaluations using advanced analytical techniques
✅ Deployment of data-driven monitoring frameworks to support smart process control

📖 Read the full press release 🔗‍️ https://t.co/AD5ZHjTLtb to discover how PRIM-ROCK is advancing innovative technologies for sustainable resource processing.

#MineralProcessing #Innovation #Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #Decarbonisation #HorizonEurope

@ntua @CORE_inno @Eurecat_news @IccsNtua @fCIRCE @ITA_tecnologia @Bruneluni @iris_rd @Stam_Tech @Gruppo_Maggioli @HellasGoldSA @NormasUNE @kghmcuprum1

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#EUGreenWeek 2026 kicks off today!

Join policymakers, investors, farmers & civil society to shape the future of nature-positive economy.

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🏆 Another huge reached milestone for the books!

🎉 PRIM-ROCK Project just passed its first Technical Review with flying colours.

After 18 months of work, the official assessment is in: we're progressing as planned, delivering expected results, and hitting our milestones. Any small deviations that came up, will be mitigated in the months to come.

🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?

Now we shift from design to demonstration. WP6 will bring our kiln and plasma reactor prototypes to life – not just in labs, but with an eye on real industrial conditions. Scalability. Operations. Economics. The practical questions that matter for deployment.

Big thanks to the our entire consortium, our industrial partners, and the reviewers for the sharp questions @EU_HaDEA

🚀 Onwards to the next phase.

📝 Read the full article https://t.co/roSYPZk3or

#TechnicalReview #HorizonEurope #SustainableIndustry #MineralProcessing

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🚨 Reminder Hour!

If you are interested in sustainable industry and efficiency, this Newsletter is for you!

We invite you to subscribe for:

• Project updates & key deliverables
• Upcoming events and public outputs
• Insights from across the European consortium

📩 Subscribe here: https://t.co/1EDkMa1kPZ

#HorizonEurope #RawMaterials #Innovation #Sustainability #MiningIndustry

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🔩 CIBOS Innovation participates in building the digital backbone of the @primrockeu Project!

Within 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟰 "𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁", we are developing the 𝘙𝘢𝘸 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 (𝘙𝘔𝘐) tool — a full-stack web application (.NET + React) that turns ↪️ complex material-sensor matching logic into an intuitive decision-support platform for the mineral and cement industries.

💪 From dynamic filtering and role-based access control to seamless collaboration with our partner @IccsNtua, we're proud to be driving the digital transformation of critical raw material processes.

🚀 #PRIMROCK brings together 22 partners across 8 countries with €9.9M in EU funding. Proud to be part of it. 💪

🌐 Learn more: https://t.co/E5h0NrcbHo

#PRIMROCK #HorizonEurope #RawMaterials #Innovation #CIBOSInnovation #DigitalInnovation #DecisionSupport

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⏮ 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤

From 11 to 13 March 2026, @ITA_tecnologia participated in the European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC) @EHEC_2024, held in Seville 🇪🇸 Spain, from 11 to 13 March 2026.

During the conference, they 💬 presented the multiscale methodology developed in the framework of WP2 of the @primrockeu project, under the title "𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻".

👥 This work was carried out by Carmen Alfaro Isac, Carlos Sáenz Ezquerro, PhD, Álvaro T. Latorre Molins, Álvaro Rodríguez, and María García Camprubí.

🙌 Way to go team!

🔔 Don't forget to follow us so you never miss an announcement!

#Hydrogen #ResourceEfficiency #Sustainability #Research #innovation

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The latest edition of the A.SPIRE Newsletter is now out and it's featuring our latest milestone - the commission of a fully electrified rotary kiln prototype by @ntua!

Dive in 👉 https://t.co/wSZDafV3yk and find out all recent developments from the #Processes4PlanetPartnership projects!

#ResourceEffiency #Sustainability #RawMaterials #Research

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⚡ 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🪨

♨️ Microwave metallurgy technology developed by CEINNMAT, also in the @primrockeu project, has once again demonstrated its ability to meet 🇪🇺 Europe's needs for raw materials, achieving the expected results.

📌 We are now entering the next phase of the PRIM-ROCK project: the construction of 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 for the sustainable and eco-efficient processing of minerals.

🚧 Construction of the prototype will begin next month; stay tuned for further updates.

Learn more about our project 💡 https://t.co/E5h0NrcbHo

#materials #mining #efficiency #sustainability #horizoneu

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𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 🔗

🛠️ Our partner SCCH Software Competence Center Hagenberg has built: a modular analytics infrastructure that connects industrial data streams directly with advanced data science and ML workflows.

📲 The platform integrates data ingestion, streaming (Kafka), analytical databases (InfluxDB & PostgreSQL), interactive analysis tools (Python, Jupyter, MLflow), and visualization dashboards (Grafana) within a containerised environment.

Learn more 💡 https://t.co/oFqtuQ2FsB

#MachineLearning #DataScience #IndustrialData

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🚀 Another great milestone has been reached for our project.

Last week, PRIM-ROCK's touched down in Kaunas, Lithuania 🇱🇹 for our 2nd Consortium Meeting, hosted by the fantastic team at Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas.

🏆 This meeting marked marked the official close of our first 18 months of work. We came together to:

✅ Celebrate the progress we've made
✅ Map out what's launching next month
✅ Tackle bottlenecks head-on
✅ Align on the next big steps forward

Big thanks to our Lithuanian hosts for the warm welcome!

The next phase starts now. Stay tuned. 🔥

#Sustainability #HorizonEurope #Research #RecourseEfficiency #RawMaterials #Industry

@ntua | @Eurecat_news | @CORE_inno | @IccsNtua | @fCIRCE | @ITA_tecnologia | SCCH Software Competence Center Hagenberg | @Bruneluni | CEINNMAT | AdMiRIS P.C. - Advanced Minerals and Recycling Industrial Solutions | @iris_rd | @Stam_Tech | Prinsus Technovlastos | eurocore consulting sprl. | @Gruppo_Maggioli | CIBOS Innovation | FORNACI CALCE GRIGOLIN SPA | @HellasGoldSA | TERNA S.A. | Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas | @NormasUNE | @kghmcuprum1

@EU_HaDEA

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Decades of research show that gender equity isn't just a women's issue—it's a societal one.

This #InternationalWomenDay, we reflected on how far we've come—and how far we still have to go.

Because a world where everyone can participate fully is a world where everyone benefits.

#IWD2026 #equality

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🔥 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘺!

Our @ntua team has just commissioned a fully electrified rotary kiln prototype—and it's already up and running.

⚡ 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰, meaning zero direct emissions from fossil fuels
🔬 Runs on 🇭 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 for calcination and direct reduction of oxides/sulfides
📊 Fully 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱, with real-time adjustments based on flue gas composition

🔔 More updates are cooking so stay tuned by:

╰┈➤ #Following us on
On LinkedIn: PRIM-ROCK Project (https://t.co/RQgBj0dgCx)
On X: https://t.co/BTuIjP3VzM

╰┈➤ #Subscribing to our Newsletter: https://t.co/1EDkMa1kPZ

#Research #Hydrogen #Decarbonisation #HorizonEurope

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😰 English isn't your first language and you are struggling to connect with our project?

✨ Worry no more! We got you covered!

🚀 Over the past few months, we put our focus on translating our core communication kit in all of the project's additional 7 languages because we believe that language should never be a barrier to learning.

Head over to 💡 https://t.co/8NrDS7HLOa download our materials in the language you are most comfortable with.

Don't forget to share the news!

#sustainability #industry #efficiency #rawmaterials #horizoneu #research

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🚀 Another great milestone was reached!

🏆 Our project's presentation video is now 🔴LIVE and our YouTube channel @primrock_eu has been officially launched!

#Subscribe to the channel and just press ▶️ https://t.co/9ogelBcUT7!

#processes #resourceeffiency #materials #sustainability #horizoneu

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✨ 2025 has been a great year for PRIM-ROCK Project, as it marked the completion of our first year!

💐 So, to honour the work done during the previous year, we just released a special edition of our Newsletter.

"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽" 👉 https://t.co/04QTaPi4LR

Find our previous editions 👉 https://t.co/ZlAocJZh5z

#resourceefficiency #sustainability #materials #industry