IRTC Business
La Table ronde internationale sur la criticité des matériaux, IRTC, est un réseau international d’experts en matières premières critiques. La première phase du projet (2018 – 2020) a défini la base centrale d’un réseau international pérenne via l’organisation de tables rondes lors de conférences internationales à Vancouver (Canada), Tokyo (Japon) et San Antonio (Texas, États-Unis) autour des thèmes « Comment la méthodologie détermine ce qui est critique », « Criticité et économie circulaire » et « Comment l’industrie gère la criticité ». Ces discussions ont donné lieu à plusieurs joint publications, presenting research on differences and commonalities of different approaches on criticality, as well as implications for industries, policymakers, and the Circular Economy.
In 2020, the IRTC project started its second phase as “IRTC-Business” with an increased focus on supporting industries in the identification and managing of Critical Raw Materials, via (virtual) round table discussions and workshops with the support of an Industry Focus group, the publication of guidance documents, and the development of web-tool for raw material criticality evaluation and mitigation.
About the project
The IRTC project is coordinated by ESM Foundation, Switzerland, and funded by EIT RawMaterials. EIT RawMaterials, initiated and funded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, is the largest and strongest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide. Its vision is to develop raw materials into a major strength for Europe. Its mission is to boost the competitiveness, growth, and attractiveness of the European raw materials sector via radical innovation, new educational approaches, and guided entrepreneurship.
IRTC Business participants
Ton Bastein, TNO, Netherlands
Prof. Gian Andrea Blengini, Joint Research Center, European Commission
Dr. Wei-Qiang Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Jo Dewulf, University of Gent, Belgium
Prof. Roderick Eggert, Colorado School of Mines and the Critical Material Institute, USA
Prof. Tom Graedel, Yale University, USA
Gus Gunn, British Geological Survey, UK
Dr. Komal Habib, University of Waterloo, Canada
Prof. Atsufumi Hirohata, University of York, GB
Alessandra Hool, ESM Foundation, Switzerland
Dr. Alan J. Hurd, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Dr. René Kleijn, University of Leiden, Netherlands
Jan Kosmol, Umweltbundesamt, Germany
Dr. Maïté Le Gleuher, The French Geological Survey BRGM, France
Dr. Min-Ha Lee, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)
Dr. Gang Liu, University of Southern Denmark
Dr. Gavin Mudd, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Dr. Keisuke Nansai, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
Dr. Nedal Nassar, US Geological Survey
Philip Nuss, Umweltbundesamt, Germany
Prof. David Peck, Delft Technical University, Netherlands
Evi Petavratzi, British Geological Survey, UK
Prof. Armin Reller, ESM Foundation, Switzerland, and University of Augsburg, Germany
Dr. Dieuwertje Schrijvers, WeLOOP, France
Prof. Guido Sonnemann, University of Bordeaux, France
Dr. Luis Tercero, Fraunhofer ISI, Germany
Dr. Ester van der Voet, University of Leiden, Netherlands
Dr. Patrick Wäger, ESM Foundation and Empa, Switzerland
Prof. Steven B. Young, University of Waterloo, Canada
Groupe de discussion sur l’industrie
Michèle Brülhart, Responsible Business Alliance, USA
Barbara Forrière, Renault Group, France
James Goddin, ANSYS Granta, UK
Christian Hagelüken, Umicore, Germany
David Jarvis, HIPtec AS, Norway
Hendy Kim, Sungeel Hitech, Korea
Anthony Ku, China Energy, China
Insung Lee, POSCO, Korea
Soyoung Lee, POSCO, Korea
Luisa Morena, Tahuti Global, Canada/Uganda
Henrik Ørskov Pedersen, Grundfos SA, Denmark
Kotaro Shimizu, Mitsubishi Research, Japan
Kang-Myung Yi, Sungeel Hitech, Korea
Our contribution to the project
Based on the outcomes of the expert discussions, WeLOOP will develop a webtool that supports the decision-making process of companies in the evaluation and mitigation of the company's supply risks. Furthermore, WeLOOP directly supports the project coordinator ESM Foundation in the organization and moderation of Round Tables and (virtual) workshops and takes the lead in the redaction of workshop summaries and specific publications.
