Prof. Inge Bellemans receives ERC Starting Grant
Excellent news from the academic world in Flanders Metals Valley! It was officially announced that Prof. Inge Bellemans, working on high temperature metallurgical processes at Ghent University received a… More...
FMV Member news: “Campine well positioned to tackle new Chinese restrictions, which will impact global Antimony markets”
On August 15th, China announced to impose export restrictions on a range of antimony substances, including antimony ore, metal, and oxides. As one of the worlds largest consumers of antimony,… More...
FMV Seminar: Energy Management
During the past Seminar on Energy Management, our Flanders Metals Valley members were treated to an inspirational line-up of speakers, in an awe-striking environment. First off, was mr. Bert… More...
Job Shadowing for PhD candidates & postdocs 2024
The 2023 pilot edition of Job Shadowing was a success. So, VLIR (Vlaamse Universitaire Raad) are happy to organise yet another run for the purposes of career orientation on the… More...
STEM goes me(n)tal
For the past months, Umicore and Aperam, both valued members of the FMV-community, have worked together with Thomas More Hogeschool and Hogeschool PXL respectively on organizing holiday camps and… More...
Flanders Metals Day at Lybover
Last week, the Flanders Metals Valley network was invited to one of our proud member, for a wonderful site visit. Lybover, located in Waregem, treated us on a glimpse into their history, present and future. More...
Flanders Metals Day at ArcelorMittal
On the 20th of September, 70 of the Flanders Metals Valley members, were welcomed for an exceptional site visit at ArcelorMittal Belgium in Gent to discover multiple aspects of steelmaking. More...
Flanders Metals Day at Aperam Genk
On the 24th of May Flanders Metals Valley organized a Flanders Metals Day at Aperam in Genk, a global player in the stainless, electrical and specialty steel market and international leader in environmental sustainability. More...
Flanders Metals Valley becomes a “ResourCity app” partner!
The “ResourCity app” of VITO is an augmented reality game app in which youngsters hunt for chemical elements instead of Pokémons. By doing so, they discover what fabrics and materials are hidden in the buildings and objects around them. More...
“Belgian recycling champions at forefront of European raw materials battle”
The Critical Raw Materials Act, presented by the European Commission last month, focusses on making Europe less dependent of non-European countries in the search for raw materials which are critical in tomorrow’s economy. The plan proposes a mix of new mining on European soil, additional production capacity to extract usable metals from ores and more recycling. More...