Nano-particle products from new mineral resources in Europe

Project Information

PROMINE

Grant agreement ID: 228559

Project closed

Start date 1 May 2009

End date 30 April 2013

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 17 232 739,10

EU contribution € 10 999 664,00

Coordinated by

GEOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS
Finland

Objective

The objectives of the ProMine IP address the Commission’s concerns over the annual 11 billion € trade deficit in metal and mineral imports. Europe has to enhance the efficiency of its overall production chain putting higher quality and added value products on the market. ProMine focuses on two parts of this chain, targeting extractive and end-user industries. Upstream, the first ever Pan-EU GIS based mineral resource and advanced modelling system for the extractive industry will be created, showing known and predicted, metallic and non-metallic mineral occurrences across the EU. Detailed 4D computer models will be produced for four metalliferous regions. Upstream work will also include demonstrating the reliability of new (Bio)technologies for an ecoefficient production of strategic metals, driven by the creation of on-site added value and the identification of specific needs of potential end-users. Downstream, a new strategy will be developed for the European extractive industry which looks not only at increasing production but also at delivering high value, tailored nano-products which will form the new raw materials for the manufacturing industry. ProMine research will focus on five nano-products, (Conductive metal (Cu, Ag, Au) fibres, rhenium and rhenium alloy powders, nano-silica, iron oxyhydroxysulphate and new nano-particle based coatings for printing paper), which will have a major impact on the economic viability of the extractive industry. They will be tested at bench scale, and a number selected for development to pilot scale where larger samples can be provided for characterisation and testing by end-user industries. It will include production, testing and evaluation of these materials, with economic evaluation, life cycle cost analysis, and environmental sustainability. ProMine with 26 partners from 11 EU member states, has a strong industrial involvement while knowledge exploitation will transfer ProMine results to the industrial community.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › simulation software

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2008-4.0-5 - Innovative concepts and processes for strategic mineral supply and for new high added value mineral-based products

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

GEOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

• EU contribution: € 1 660 339,00
• Address: VUORIMIEHENTIE 5 ; 02151 Espoo ; Finland
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Juha Kaija (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (32)

INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE LORRAINE

Participation ended

France

• EU contribution: € 263 960,00
• Address: AVENUE DE LA FORET DE HAYE 2 ; 54501 VANDOEUVRE LES NANCY CEDEX
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Jacques Royer (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO GEOLOGIKON KAI METALLEYTIKON EREYNON

Participation ended

Greece

• EU contribution: € 410 183,00
• Address: SP LOUIS ODOS ENTRANCE C OLYMPIC VILLAGE 1 ; 13677 ACHARNAE
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Nikolaos Arvanitidis (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BOLIDEN MINERAL AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 301 765,00
• Address: . ; 932 81 Skelleftehamn
• Region: Norra Sverige › Övre Norrland › Västerbottens län
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Pierre Heeroma (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

KGHM CUPRUM SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA - CENTRUM BADAWCZO- ROZWOJOWE

Poland

• EU contribution: € 303 470,00
• Address: UL GENERAŁA WŁADYSŁAWA SIKORSKIEGO 2-8 ; 53-659 Wrocław
• Region: Makroregion południowo-zachodni › Dolnośląskie › Miasto Wrocław
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Andrzej Grotowski (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

AGC MINAS DE PORTUGAL UNIPESSOAL LIMITADA

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 175 932,00
• Address: MINA DE NEVES-CORVO ; 7780-015 SANTA BARBARA DE PADROES
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: José Mário Moreira Castelo Branco (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

HELLAS GOLD S.A.

Greece

• EU contribution: € 248 050,00
• Address: ERMOU 25 ; 14564 Athens
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Vithleem Gazea (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

PYHASALMI MINE OY

Finland

• EU contribution: € 210 054,00
• Address: MAINARINTIE 2 ; 86801 PYHASALMI
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi › Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Timo Matti Villehard Mäki (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NOVIMUS OY

Participation ended

Finland

• EU contribution: € 31 266,00
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 2 ; 02150 Espoo
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: John Kettle (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Calduran Kalkzandsteen B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 63 000,00
• Address: Einsteinstraat 5 ; 3846 BH Harderwijk
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Frank Tijhaar (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

WOLA CHEMISCH-TECHNISCHE ERZEUGNISSE GmbH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 61 194,00
• Address: Wasserturmstraße 5 ; 06766 BITTERFELD-WOLFEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Dieter Pöhl (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

KGHM ECOREN SA

Poland

• EU contribution: € 120 600,40
• Address: MARII SKLODOWSKIEJ CURIE 45A ; 59 301 LUBIN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anna Olejnik (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SELOR EEIG

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 583 393,00
• Address: SAFFIERSTRAAT 101 C ; 1074 GP AMSTERDAM
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: James Baker (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

KEMAKTA KONSULT AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 364 390,00
• Address: WARFVINGESVAG 33 7TR ; 112 51 STOCKHOLM
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Bertil Grundfelt (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INTEGRATED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) COMPANY LIMITED

Malta

• EU contribution: € 368 000,00
• Address: POPE BENEDICT XV SQUARE 24 ; CSP 06 Senglea
• Region: Malta › Malta › Malta
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anna Spiteri (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

G.E.O.S.INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 379 167,00
• Address: GEWERBEPARK SCHWARZE KIEFERN ; 09633 Halsbrucke
• Region: Sachsen › Chemnitz › Mittelsachsen
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jana Pinka (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SIEC BADAWCZA LUKASIEWICZ - INSTYTUT METALI NIEZELAZNYCH

Poland

• EU contribution: € 454 584,00
• Address: SOWINSKIEGO 5 ; 44 100 Gliwice
• Region: Makroregion południowy › Śląskie › Gliwicki
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Andrzej Chmielarz (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES

France

• EU contribution: € 1 192 694,00
• Address: 3 AV CLAUDE GUILLEMIN ; 45060 Orleans
• Region: Centre — Val de Loire › Centre — Val de Loire › Loiret
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Patrick D'hugues (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 410 951,00
• Address: RÍOS ROSAS 23 ; 28003 MADRID
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Fernando Tornos (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ORGANISMOS FYSIKOU PERIVALLONTOS KAI KLIMATIKIS ALLAGIS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MESOGEION AVENUE 207 ; 11525 ATHENS
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Nikolaos Arvanitidis (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 473 806,00
• Address: Rua da Amieira ; 4466-901 S.Mamede De Infesta
• Region: Continente › Norte › Área Metropolitana do Porto
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Carlos Inverno (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Finland

• EU contribution: € 860 735,75
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A ; 02044 VTT ESPOO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ali Juha Harlin (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 651 660,00
• Address: UNIVERSITETSOMRADET PORSON ; 971 87 Lulea
• Region: Norra Sverige › Övre Norrland › Norrbottens län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Pär Weihed (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 266 165,00
• Address: GROENE LOPER 3 ; 5612 AE Eindhoven
• Region: Zuid-Nederland › Noord-Brabant › Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Paul Scholte (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: COURS LEOPOLD 34 ; 54052 Nancy Cedex
• Region: Grand Est › Lorraine › Meurthe-et-Moselle
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Jacques Royer (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 224 063,00
• Address: KIRBY CORNER ROAD UNIVERSITY HOUSE ; CV4 8UW COVENTRY
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Coventry
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Peter Hedges (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BANGOR UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 258 639,60
• Address: COLLEGE ROAD ; LL57 2DG Bangor
• Region: Wales › West Wales and The Valleys › Gwynedd
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Dyfan Griffith (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG

Germany

• EU contribution: € 134 721,00
• Address: AKADEMIESTRASSE 6 ; 09599 Freiberg
• Region: Sachsen › Chemnitz › Mittelsachsen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Helmut Schaeben (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

MIRKA OY

Finland

• EU contribution: € 174 400,00
• Address: PENSALAVAGEN 210 ; 66850 Jepua
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Länsi-Suomi › Pohjanmaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Brita Ohlis (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ELLINIKI LEFKOLITHI ANONYMOS METALLEFTIKI VIOMIHANIKI NAFTILIAKI KAI EMPORIKI ETERIA (Grecian Magnesite Mining Industrial Shipping and Commercial Company Societe Anonyme)

Greece

• EU contribution: € 91 350,75
• Address: Michalakopoulou str. 45 ; 11528 Athens
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Nikolaos Arsenis (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

MILTON ROY MIXING SA

France

• EU contribution: € 101 130,00
• Address: RUE DU BOIS GASSEAU 10 ; 77210 SAMOREAU
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Guillaume Prie (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

L AIR LIQUIDE SA

France

• EU contribution: € 92 500,50
• Address: QUAI D ORSAY 75 ; 75007 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Vincent Kowalczyk (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

KIJLSTRA BETONMORTEL BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 67 500,00
• Address: DE STEVEN 49 ; 9206 AX DRACTEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Marian Klooster (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data