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Blue Nodules aims to develop a sustainable deep-sea mining system for extracting polymetallic nodules, crucial for the EU's raw material independence. The project focuses on creating automated technologies for efficient mining and processing at great ocean depths.
A key EU policy aims to reduce the Union dependency on raw materials imports, in particular (candidate) Critical Raw Materials that are vital for the EU innovative technologies.
Topic SC5-11c-2015 scope focuses on “developing new highly-automated technological sustainable solutions for deep mining … in the sea bed combined with in-situ processing of minerals”.
An existing but challenging raw material resource concerns polymetallic nodules.
These round to elongated concretions of 1–15 cm diameter…
IHC MINING BV
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Belgium, Zwijndrecht
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
Netherlands, BREDA
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
CONTITECH RUBBER INDUSTRIAL KFT
Hungary, SZEGED
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
United Kingdom, GRIMSBY
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
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