Industrial Minerals Europe

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Joint Statement for an Ambitious FP10: Investing in Europe's Future Competitiveness through Collaborative Research, Development, and Innovation

Over 110 European RD&I organisations are urging the EU to boost funding for the upcoming Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). They call for increased public investment, national spending targets, and focus on collaborative research to ensure European competitiveness in the global innovation race.

SAVE THE DATE - NEPSI in Action, Warsaw, Poland

NEPSI in Action Seminar is bringing social dialogue to Warsaw, on 17th Sep 2024. Join us for exciting discussions and exchange of good practices from the social partners from signatory sectors and representatives of Polish authorities/institutions.

IMA-Europe position on the IED Revision

Industrial Minerals Association – Europe

IMA-Europe is an umbrella organisation which brings together a number of European associations specific to individual minerals as Calcium Carbonates (GCC/PCC), Dolomite, Andalusite, Betonite, Borates, Diatomite, Feldspar, Kaolin, Lime, Mica, Plastic Clays, Sepiolite, Silica, Talc, Vermiculite.

Together, IMA-Europe’s associations represent over 500 companies in 28 countries.

PROJECTS

NEPSI

NEPSI is the first European multi-sectoral social dialogue agreement of its kind and covers the safety of more than two million employees from 19 industry sectors. The project is still going strong after 15 years, and its signatories are committed to implementing measures to manage respirable crystalline silica safely and to ensure full compliance with the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive and all local regulations. Read more

European Minerals Days

Every two years, European Minerals Day allows the European public to explore the world of minerals. It is a pan-European awareness initiative by the European minerals sector and related organisations. The European Commission has recognised European Minerals Day as a communication channel that supports the European Raw Materials Initiative, the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, as well as the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Read more

Do It Yourself Safely Without Dust

Occasional DIY activities are unlikely to expose people to significant dust levels for a sufficient period of time to have an adverse health effect. However, reducing dust as much as possible during DIY works is a sensible precaution. We hope that this very concise guidance drawn up by raw materials producers will help DIY stores better inform their customers. Read more

FineFuture

FineFuture is an EU funded project that is creating new scientific knowledge to enable the development of groundbreaking technologies to exploit fine particle fractions. Read more

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