Flanders Metals Day at Aurubis & Umicore in Olen
On the 29th of March, for the first time, Flanders Metals Valley organized a combined Flanders Metals Day in 2 companies. As the plants of Umicore and Aurubis in Olen are interlinked and located just next to each other, these two Flanders Metal Valley members joined forces and opened their plants for 60 of our members.
Both companies are specialized in transforming metal concentrates, scrap metals and metal-bearing recycling materials into metals. More...
The Flanders Metals Day at Aluminium Duffel
On the 07th of December 2022, Aluminium Duffel opened its doors for 60 Flanders Metals Valley members for a guided company visit. The company is a European leader in the manufacture and sale of aluminium rolled products for diverse industries worldwide. It features state-of-the art technology, including the widest Automotive cold rolling mill in Europe and a CALP-line (Continuous Annealing Line with Pre-Treatment). More...
The Sampling – Sorting – Characterization seminar at Veolia
On the 10th of November, Flanders Metals Valley organized the "Sorting/Sampling/Characterization" seminar with a guided visit through the Veolia Belgium & Luxembourg installations in Ghent.
Over 60 people participated in this event and got to know each other better during the company visit and an extensive, splendidly catered, networking moment with tasty snacks and drinks. More...
Flanders Metals Valley takes an exciting new leap forward by appointing a full-time coordinator
After having celebrated its first anniversary on the 25th of May 2022, Flanders Metals Valley (FMV) takes the next big step forward. FMV’s activities have now grown to such an extent that a full-time coordinator is needed. In order to support this growth, Mr. Kristof Nelis has been appointed on 08/08/2022 as the new coordinator of Flanders Metals Valley. The current coordinators, Bart Blanpain and Mathias Chintinne will remain active in FMV as members of the start-up team. More...
Flanders Metals Valley geeft metaalsector nieuw gezicht
Eind maart verenigden meer dan dertig Vlaamse metaalverwerkende bedrijven zich in Flanders Metals Valley (FMV). Samen willen ze uitgroeien tot een katalysator voor een klimaatneutrale en circulaire metaalsector. More...
ArcelorMittal signs letter of intent …
ArcelorMittal signs letter of intent with the governments of Belgium and Flanders, supporting €1.1 billion investment in decarbonisation technologies at its flagship Gent plant More...
Beton maken uit afval? Deze kinderen mogen het vandaag zelf uitproberen aan de KU Leuven
Medewerkers van het Departement Materiaalkunde van de KU Leuven tonen aan leerlingen van het Heilig Hartinstituut uit Heverlee en het Technisch Atheneum uit Keerbergen hoe je van afval beton kan maken. De leerlingen mogen ook zelf de handen uit de mouwen steken. More...
Aperam’s Stainless Europe Operations earn Responsible Steel certification
Congratulations to Aperam. Happy to collaborate and achieve full metal circularity and climate-neutrality with our strong partners at Flanders Metals Valley. More...
Renewi pompt 60 miljoen euro in recyclagefabrieken
Great step towards less waste, more recycling and reuse potential. Many materials will find their way to the #FlandersMetalsValley! More...
Aurubis introduces more efficient way of recycling
Aurubis is investing 27 M€ in its Beerse site located in the Flanders Metals Valley, Belgium. The goal is to further increase the recycling efficiency and improve the recovery of various metals. More...