{"id":12486,"date":"2026-05-11T11:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noddo.es\/noticias\/irmhub-the-european-network-that-turns-critical-raw-materials-into-real-industrial-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:01:26","slug":"irmhub-the-european-network-that-turns-critical-raw-materials-into-real-industrial-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noddo.es\/en\/noticias\/irmhub-the-european-network-that-turns-critical-raw-materials-into-real-industrial-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"IRMHUB: the European network that turns critical raw materials into real industrial opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ICAMCyL participates in IRMHUB, a European project that promotes an interregional network to strengthen the green and circular supply of critical raw materials, key for strategic sectors such as batteries, electric mobility, wind energy and microchips.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n
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Materials that support the green and digital transition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Behind every battery, wind turbine or microchip needed for the energy and digital transition, there is something less visible but just as important: the materials from which they are made. Many of them are scarce and difficult to extract and, in the case of Europe, we depend on third countries to supply us. We import these materials mostly from China. According to the International Energy Agency, by 2024 China controlled 60% of the world’s rare earth magnet mining, 91% of its refining and 94% of the manufacture of permanent magnets. <\/p>\n\n

The EU has been working for years to reduce this dependence, identifying its own deposits, supporting recycling and the circular economy, and promoting legislation such as the Critical Raw Materials Act<\/em>. But between policies and real projects there is a gap that is hard to bridge: that of connecting regions with capabilities, companies with technology and agents with financing.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

This is the context of IRMHUB<\/strong>, a European project in which ICAMCyL, the International Center for Advanced Materials and Raw Materials of Castilla y Le\u00f3n, participates. ICAMCyL, International Center for Advanced Materials and Raw Materials of Castilla y Le\u00f3n, associated in NODDO.<\/a><\/strong>associated in NODDO<\/a>. The initiative seeks to connect European regions to research, share knowledge and attract investment<\/strong> in the strategic raw materials<\/a> sector, with special attention to less developed regions and regions in transition. <\/p>\n\n

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A European Meta-Hub to transform skills into investment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The project proposes a cooperation structure based on a Meta-Hub<\/strong>, conceived as a space for coordination, integration and knowledge transfer between three regional hubs. These hubs work on three strategic value chains: wind energy and electric mobility<\/strong>, materials for batteries<\/strong> and metals and rare earths for microchips<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

Its objective is not only to generate knowledge, but also to help technological capabilities to move towards projects with industrial implementation potential. Among the selected regions is Castilla y Le\u00f3n, as a region in transition. <\/p>\n\n

One of the most visible milestones of the project will be the event that IRMHUB will hold on May 19, 2026 in Brussels, under the title “Interregional investment pipelines and strategic priorities for securing a robust critical raw materials ecosystem and a resilient EU supply chain”.<\/em> The event will take place at the Pullman Brussels Centre Midi Hotel and will show how the project is starting to translate into concrete cases and useful contacts for the European ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n

During the meeting, very practical issues will be addressed, such as:<\/p>\n\n