Updated on 5 February 2026
CRM & REE industrial pilots: Central Asia–EU partnerships for Horizon Europe 2027
Critical Raw Materials & Industrial Innovation | Central Asia–EU Partnerships at ULBA METALLURGICAL PLANT
Ust Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
About
Ainnovalab connects industrial validation opportunities in Kazakhstan and Central Asia with European technology providers, research organisations and consortia. We seek partners for pilot-scale solutions in critical raw materials processing, recovery from industrial residues and tailings, sustainable metallurgy, circular value chains, and digital twins/AI for process optimisation.
Priority pathways include innovative CRM processing, reducing dependencies on critical and strategic raw materials, and commercialisation of Horizon-generated results. We can contribute industrial problem definitions, access to relevant industrial partners, validation pathways and EU–Central Asia market insight. Confidential technical data and validation arrangements would be agreed bilaterally.
Stage
- Early
- Planning
Topic
- Raw Materials
Type
- Partner seeks Consortium
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