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Andrea Giacomelli
Strategic Development and Innovation Specialist, Erion Compliance Organization

Andrea Giacomelli is a Strategic Development and Innovation Specialist at ERION, contributing his expertise to the EU Projects Team with a focus on circularity and recycling initiatives. Holding a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, has developed knowledge about circular economy topics in the last year of his academic career.

Andrea is involved in various European-funded projects that drive system and process innovations in Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Notable projects include New-RE (EIT Raw Materials), INSPIREE (Life), PERMANET (HorizonEU) which address Rare Earth recovery from waste streams, and FutuRam (HorizonEU) that aims to develop a secondary raw materials knowledge base on critical raw materials.

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Add to Calendar 2025-05-15 11:00:00 Raw Materials Summit 2025: MAGELLAN Round Table: Policy and regulations for a viable magnet recycling industry in Europe To establish a viable permanent magnet recycling industry in Europe, both clear policy frameworks and targeted research efforts are essential.Supportive policies should include standardised waste collection systems for end-of-life products containing rare earth magnets, incentives for manufacturers to incorporate recycled materials, and regulations that promote circular economy practices, cross-Europe collaboration, and the traceability of rare earth elements.Equally important is substantial investment in research and innovation to close existing technological gaps and develop efficient,  viable, and sustainable recycling processes across the entire value chain. Strong support from both the EU and national institutions will be necessary to ensure Europe remains competitive and resilient in critical raw materials.Under the leadership of EIT RawMaterials’ Rare Earths SIGN initiative and the coordinator of the MAGELLAN project - ORANO,  four leading European magnet recycling projects - MAGELLAN, REESILIENCE, HARMONY, and PERMANET - will come together to explore these regulatory and research challenges, and outline the steps needed to enable a robust permanent magnet recycling ecosystem in Europe.After an overview of the actions needed to improve the recycling of permanent magnets, based on the perspectives of each project, the industrial groups involved will exchange their views on all these subjects during a panel discussion. AGENDA11:00 Introduction - Nabeel Mancheri, EIT RawMaterials  11.05 Opening remarks - Milan Grohol, DG Grow 11:10 Presentation of MAGELLAN and Key Topics of the session - Benoît Richebé, Orano 11:20 Presentation of recycling objectives & strategy of the REEsilience project - Carlo Burkhardt, Pforzheim University 11:25 Presentation of recycling objectives & strategy of the HARMONY project - Andrea Giacomelli, ERION 11:30 Presentation of recycling objectives & strategy of the Permanet project - Lama Itami, Solvay 11:35 Q&A session 11:40 Roundtable: “What is needed to ensure the viability of  magnet recycling and manufacturing industries by 2030?” Moderated by Nabeel Mancheri, EIT RawMaterials Panellists:   Benoît Richebé (Orano), Carlo Burkhardt (Pforzheim University), Lama Itami (Solvay), Andrea Giacomelli (ERION), Fernand Vial (Vial-Consulting SAS),  Simone Manfredi, JRC, European Commission.     Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Press Room RAW MATERIALS https://eitrmsummit.com/raw-materials-summit-2025/magellan-round-table-policy-and-regulations-viable-magnet-recycling Europe/Brussels public
MAGELLAN Round Table: Policy and regulations for a viable magnet recycling industry in Europe
In partnership with REESILIENCE, HARMONY and PERMANET
Moderated by
Nabeel Mancheri
Erion Compliance Organization
Project Director, ORANO
Scientific Director, HyProMag GmbH/HS Pforzheim
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President, Vial-Consulting SAS
Business Development Manager, Rare Earth, Solvay
Senior Advisor, EIT RawMaterials
Scientific project officer, JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE (JRC)
Session Sponsor