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🔔 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘙𝘐𝘔-𝘙𝘖𝘊𝘒 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳. Whether you're interested in sustainable mineral processing, decarbonisation, or industrial innovation – joining our community ensures you won't miss updates from the project. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀: 🔹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: PRIM-ROCK Project (linkedin.com/company/prim-ro…) 🔹 𝗫: @primrockeu (nitter.cf/primrockeu) 🔹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: Subscribe here (eepurl.com/i18nWI) 🔹 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: Access our publications (zenodo.org/communities/primr…) 📖 Learn more about our work by visiting our website prim-rock-project.eu/ #HorizonEurope #ResourceEfficiency #MineralIndustry #Decarbonisation #IndustrialInnovation

#PrimRockNews✅ 👏 Proud to have been part of the A.SPIRE Industrial Innovation Days 2026! Two days of collaboration, project pitches, and shared commitment to climate neutrality, circularity, and digitalisation in energy-intensive industries. Great to see @primrockeu project featured among so many promising projects working toward a more sustainable future. Read the full debrief below 👇 #HorizonEurope #Processes4Planet #Decarbonisation #Sustainability #Innovation #researchpaper linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

🔧 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙩 @Gruppo_Maggioli! The #PRIMROCK 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗣𝗖𝗦) is taking shape—pilot configurations defined, data integration discussions underway with @iris_rd, and the foundations for interoperability being built. This Digital Twin-based system is a key piece of the puzzle for smarter, more sustainable mineral processing. 👉 Read the full update below. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… #HorizonEurope #ResourceEfficiency #Decarbonisation

#PrimRockNews✅ ⏳ 𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨! The 2026 A.SPIRE 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 are a breath away and 🚀 we are ready! @primrockeu Project, represented by our @ntua team, will be one of the projects attending the event. Our first results will be showcased during the P4Planet Projects Results Workshop 2 "𝙇𝙤𝙬-𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨" among other projects on the event's second day! Stay tuned! Find out more about this event by visiting 👉 aspire2050.eu/news/new/aspir…! 💾 Download the agenda for each day from aspire2050.eu/news/press-off… #Decarbonisation #Sustainability #HorizonEurope #MineralIndustry #Research #ResourceEfficiency

#PrimRockMoments 📌 🎞️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗠-𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄!! Nafsika Zafeiri from @ntua’s research team and the PRIM-ROCK Project Coordination Team introduces the project's 🇬🇷 Greek pilot site, the 𝗛𝟮 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗯 in Athens. 🔥 The Lab (TRL 6) is located at the Lavrion Technological Cultural Park (led by NTUA) and will support AI ֎ model training and demonstrate PRIM-ROCK’s innovative Indirect-Fired Rotary Kiln (IFRK) prototypes for 🪨 limestone and ⛏ magnesite processing. ▶ youtu.be/xG_nMOs8k9g Don't forget to #subscribe 🔔 to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@primrock_eu! #HorizonEurope #IndustrialDecarbonisation #Innovation #Sustainability #Efficiency

#PrimRockScience💡 🚀 Our latest 🔓 Open Access paper "𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙣: 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙣-𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙊𝙧𝙚𝙨" by Antonis Peppas, Chrysa Politi & Athanasios Giannakopoulos is now available! 🔎 The paper focuses on how electrified rotary kilns and hydrogen-based processes can make metallurgical operations ✨ cleaner and more energy 📈 efficient, focusing on applications such as magnesite calcination and ore reduction. 👉 Find it on our website 🌐 prim-rock-project.eu/deliver… and under our Zenodo community 🔗 zenodo.org/communities/primr… #calcination #decarbonisation #industry #rotarykilns #horizoneu #research

#PrimRockNews✅ PRIM-ROCK partners, @Bruneluni and @ntua had the pleasure of taking part 🎟️ in 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 seepconference.com/, which took place at the @unitorvergata , Rome 🇮🇹 Italy from 20-23 July! The SEEP conference aims to promote 🤝 collaboration between 🎓 academic institutions, ⚙️ industry and the 👥 public sector in order to 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. The presentation entitled “𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘯”, Professor Hussam Jouhara FREng in collaboration with Professor Antonis Peppas attracted a great deal of interest. We encourage you to keep an eye out for our forthcoming publication on this topic. #Sustainability #Environment #HorizonEU #Roasting #MiningIndustry #Research

📢 𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆!! A.SPIRE Innovations Days 2026 are coming to 🇪🇺 Brussels on 21–22 October, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the future of Europe’s process industries. 🚀 If you’re working on industrial innovation, sustainability or competitiveness, there’s plenty to look forward to! Check out the details aspire2050.eu/news/new/aspir… #AIID #InnovatingEII #ProcessIndustries #Innovation4Competitiveness linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

#PrimRockNews✅ 🔎 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙈-𝙍𝙊𝘾𝙆 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨! Last week, PRIM-ROCK was presented at 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, held at the University of Bologna on 10–11 September. Our partner STAM S.r.l., represented by Luca Forneris, presented a dedicated poster introducing PRIM-ROCK’s objectives and its work towards smarter, more efficient and sustainable mineral processing. 🏭🌱 A great setting to share our work, discover new perspectives and build connections beyond the project! 🚀 📖 Read the full story prim-rock-project.eu/news/pr…

🔔 PRIM-ROCK’s 4th #Newsletter is coming soon! From the latest project developments to new insights, activities and milestones, we’re getting ready to bring you another round of updates. 🚀 📬 Want to be among the first to receive it? 👉 Join our mailing list today: eepurl.com/i18nWI

#PrimRockMoments 📌 🎥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗠-𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁? 🧐 Want to know more about our vision, the challenges we are tackling and the innovations we are developing? In our latest video, Nafsika Zafeiri from @ntua’s research team and the PRIM-ROCK Coordination Team gives an overview of the project and what we aim to achieve. 🔥 ▶️ Watch the interview and get to know our project a little better: youtu.be/Pb_ZCeei-YE Don't forget to #subscribe 🔔 to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@primrock_eu! More videos are coming! #PRIMROCK #HorizonEurope #IndustrialDecarbonisation #Innovation #Sustainability #MineralIndustry

#PrimRockNews✅ On June 26th, @Eurecat_news's #PRIMROCK team traveled to 🇪🇸 Málaga, Spain and participated at the Iberian COMSOL Multiphysics Conference 2026! During the conference, they showcased their poster "𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝟮𝗦 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗢𝗟 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀" which presented their work with this simulation software. The visitors expressed high interest and curiosity about the work done and lead to future possible collaborations. Read more 💡eventos.uma.es/148448/detail… #simulation #multiphysics #research #innovation #horizoneurope #exhibition

#Event ⛏️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭? The mining industry is facing a major challenge: producing more critical resources while reducing emissions and improving efficiency. The upcoming “𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔: 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒔 𝑬𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆” event will bring together industry experts to explore this challenge and discuss practical approaches for making mining more sustainable. 🌍 A timely conversation around decarbonisation, resource efficiency and the future of mining — topics that are also at the heart of PRIM-ROCK’s work. 📅 𝟐𝟕 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 👉 Find out more and register: arena-international.com/even… #SustainableMining #CriticalRawMaterials #Decarbonisation #MiningTechnology #Sustainability #Innovation

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#PrimRockNews✅ 🚀 𝘼 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙈-𝙍𝙊𝘾𝙆 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮! The @ntua team has 💡 prepared a paper titled "𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘯: 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯-𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘦𝘴." 📓 The study presents the experimental ✅ validation of an airtight electrified indirect-fired rotary kiln, demonstrating its ability to support ♻️ cleaner, more efficient 🎯 high-temperature metallurgical processes. Among the key findings: ✅ Stable reactor operation ✅ High calcination efficiency ✅ Successful hydrogen-based reduction of laterite ores These results highlight the potential of electrified kiln technologies to help reduce carbon emissions and support the transition towards more sustainable metallurgy. Stay tuned! #PRIMROCK #HorizonEurope #SustainableMetallurgy #Hydrogen #Decarbonisation #Innovation #Research #CleanIndustry @EU_HaDEA

#PrimRockNews✅ 🔍 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝘼𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 💡 Great innovation needs more than just technology—it also needs trust. As @primrockeu develops new technologies for cleaner and more efficient mineral processing, Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (VMU) is helping shape the project's approach to ֎ AI governance, ⚖️ ethics, and 🛡️ data protection, laying the foundation for responsible innovation throughout the project. Discover how 👉 prim-rock-project.eu/news/ho… #Ethics #Protection #Processes #Efficiency #Resources #HorizonEurope #Innovation #Research

#PrimRockNews✅ Back in the beginning of June, @fCIRCE attended the 16th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE) [mecce.org/index.php], held in 🇪🇸 Barcelona from 2nd to 5th June 2026! During the conference, the team took the stage with their presentation, "𝘿𝙀𝙈-𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝘽𝙚𝙙𝙨 – 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙣𝙨", highlighting 🚀 innovative modelling and simulation approaches that are helping shape the future of the mineral industry. Their work showcased the latest progress on 𝘐𝘍𝘙𝘒 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, one of PRIM-ROCK's core technical developments. 👉 Stay tuned for more! #Calcination #Processes #MineralIndustry #Efficiency #Research #Innovation #HorizonEurope