The overall objective for the Sustainable Minerals Program is to position the Nordics as the frontrunners within global sustainable mineral production.
The Nordic Forum on Raw Materials is a network to strengthen cooperation across the mining and minerals sector in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Greenland. The network aims at consolidating the Nordics as role model in global, sustainable mineral production.
With keywords being knowledge, networking and news, the Nordic Forum on Raw Materials brings together professionals in the mining and minerals sector, in business, academia, politics, finance, and from relevant authorities.
The network is a digital platform where members can connect, stay up to date with Nordic news, and share information.
Outcome of the Nordic Forum on Raw Materials
The main outcome of the Nordic Forum on Raw Materials is a series of summits, seminars and a podcast.
An annual summit will be established consisting of sessions and an exhibition/expo area with a focus on "experiencing" what is discussed on stage through products, minerals and innovations.
The summit plan is:
- The first summit takes place in Stockholm, 3-4 October 2024
- The second summit takes place in Oslo, March 2025
- The third summit takes place in Helsinki, autumn 2025/spring 2026
Besides the annual summit, a series of seminars will be created at Nordic universities between the summits to keep the discussions and topics alive.
Read more about the Stockholm Summit here
The seminar plan is:
- Luleå University of Technology, fall 2024
- Trondheim NTNU, spring 2025
- Oulu Mining School, fall 2025/spring 2026
On top, the content of the summits and seminar series will be edited into a podcast, with regular publication of episodes from winter 2024 to winter 2025.
You can read more about the network, summits and seminars and apply to join the network here.
Project partners
The project is led by Svemin - the Swedish Association of Mines, Mineral and Metal Producers in collaboration with Norwegian Mineral Industry and Finnish Mining Association.
Background
The Nordic Forum on Raw Materials project is funded under the Sustainable Minerals program which is one of the eight initiatives launched by the five Nordic ministers of trade and industry. The initiatives represent a determined advance towards a stronger and more sustainable Nordic region and support the vision for the Nordic region to be the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030 by focusing on:
- Raw materials critical for enabling a green Nordic region.
- Increased circularity and recovery of mineral resources.
- Life cycle and traceability.
- Strengthened Nordic mineral ecosystem and value chains to drive the transition.
- Social responsibility and strategic community involvement of the minerals sector.
- In long term, new Nordic solutions, technologies, systems and best practices at local and international markets.
