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09/06/2026

31/05/2026

"We had the idea and the technology — the program helped us understand how to build a startup around it." 🔧

Jakov Kukin co-founded Luxyon (formerly Total Energy) through EIT Jumpstarter 2024.

He came in with a concept.
He left with a validated business model, mentors, and industry contacts.

Sound familiar? Apply before 8 May.

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31/05/2026

Europe cannot afford to lose its smelting capacity.

A timely perspective from Trafigura CEO Richard Holtum highlights a critical reality: while energy security has dominated recent debates, metals processing is emerging as an equally strategic vulnerability.

Smelters are not just industrial infrastructure — they underpin defence, mobility, construction, and high-tech value chains. Yet Europe has already lost nearly a third of its base metal smelting capacity over the past decade.

The risks are structural:
• High energy costs eroding margins
• Competition from subsidised producers
• Underinvestment in critical by-product recovery

At the same time, Europe still holds a decisive advantage: an existing industrial base, technical expertise, and midstream processing capacity that would take decades to rebuild if lost.

The path forward is clear:
→ Protect existing assets through coherent energy policy
→ Enable viable business cases for critical minerals
→ Invest in modernisation and system integration

This is not purely a market challenge. Strategic resilience, security of supply, and industrial sovereignty require coordinated public and private action.

Richard Holtum will open the EIT RawMaterials Summit 2026 on 20 May in Brussels, where this discussion will continue with industry and policy leaders.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dHqfK_Ah

31/05/2026

5 days left. If you've been thinking about it — this is the moment. ⏳

Applications for EIT Jumpstarter 2026 close on 17 May at 23:59 CET.

This is your chance to turn a raw materials innovation into a structured, funded, investor-ready startup — with expert mentorship, in-person training, and up to €10,000 in prizes.

No equity required.

📅 Deadline: 17 May 2026, 23:59 CET
👉 Apply now: https://eitrawmaterials.eu/eit-jumpstarter-2026

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31/05/2026

🚀 Apply for funding of your innovation project! The KAVA 14 Upscaling Call is now open!



If you’re working on a validated technology in the raw materials sector and are ready to scale and commercialise it, this is your chance to take the next step. Apply for funding !



What’s on offer:

• €500K–€2.5M funding per project

• Support to scale technologies from TRL 5+ to market readiness (targeting TRL 8)

• Strong focus on commercialisation and real-world impact



👥 Who should apply?

Consortia bringing together industry, research, and education partners, ready to collaborate and scale innovation across Europe



📅 First cut-off date: 24 June 2026



🔗 Learn more and apply: https://eitrawmaterials.eu/kava-call-14-upscaling



Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the next generation of innovations shaping Europe’s raw materials sector!