Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals – Met4Tech

Met4Tech brings together world-leading researchers to maximise opportunities around the provision of technology metals from primary and secondary sources, and lead materials stewardship.

We will create a National Technology Metals Circular Economy Roadmap to accelerate us towards a circular economy. 

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Our research vision & challenge

To transform the current linear system for supply/use into a new Technology Metals Circular Economy system and network.

The UK currently has no single point of reference for technology metals. We are close to 100% import-reliant on technology metals but have world-leading expertise in R&D and technologies.

The Met4Tech Circular Economy Centre brings together UK research teams already working on how to improve and assure the supply of raw materials, how to manufacture goods to be re-used and recycled, and how to recycle complex goods such as batteries.

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Diagnose. Solve. Implement.

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Virtual data Observatory
Li, Co, REE, Te, Se, PGM, In, W, Sn, Ta, Ga, Nb, Sb...

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CE Principles for Raw materials and new Geomodels

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Design, Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies

Theme area 4

Roadmap for a new technology metals circular economy system

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The Circular Economy Hub (CE-Hub) brings together academics, industry practitioners, policymakers and civic society stakeholders committed to delivering circular economy research and innovation programmes in a joint and systemic way.

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