Critical Materials Innovation Café

Join us at the Critical Materials Innovation Café series hosted by the CLIMATES programme, which is engaging with and growing the Critical Minerals and Materials community in the UK, and identifying innovation opportunities across the Rare Earth Element supply chain.
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  • Critical Materials Innovation Café

This event is part of a series

When

13 Aug, 10 Sep and 8 Oct 2025, 11am-noon

Location
Online
Sector

Watch recordings of past events (most recent first)

Critical Minerals and Materials (CM) are essential to a wide range of advanced technologies and play a key role in delivering the UK’s economic, environmental, and Net Zero goals

The £15m Circular Critical Materials Supply Chains (CLIMATES) Programme was established in early 2023 to support the growth of the Rare Earth Element (REE) and Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) supply chains in the UK, through targeted innovation funding and associated activities.

Following the updated Criticality Assessment in late 2024 that expanded the list of Critical Minerals to 34, in 2025 the CLIMATES programme is exploring the opportunities in the wider Critical Materials space.

This Critical Materials Innovation Café webinar series is bringing together the UK’s Critical Materials community—facilitating discussion, sharing insights, and helping shape the future direction of the CLIMATES programme.

Why attend?

  • Learn about innovation and funding opportunities across REEs, REPMs and the wider list of CMs
  • Inform the future direction of the CLIMATES programme
  • Connect with like-minded innovators and potential collaborators in the CM space

Dates:

  • 13th August 11am-noon: “Innovation Opportunities in the REE Value Chain” (see recording above or watch on Vimeo)
  • 10th September 11am-noon: “Beyond REEs: The 2024 UK CM list” (see recording above or watch on Vimeo)
  • 8th October 11am-noon: “Innovation Opportunities for CMs in key UK industries” (see recording above or watch on Vimeo)

Format: 20-30 minutes of presentation followed by 30-40 minutes of Q&A and discussion.

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to ensuring our events are accessible for all.

If you experience any barriers to registering, for any reason, please contact us by email: enquiries@iukbc.org.uk or phone: +44 03333 403250 and we will support your registration.

Programme

This Event is part of Circular Critical Materials Supply Chains.

This £15 million programme will support the development of resilient UK based supply chains for rare earth elements, with a focus on primary (mine to magnet) and secondary (End of Life to magnet) supply chains.

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