Hardy Mohrbacher
Hardy Mohrbacher
Board Advisor to Greenland Resources Inc / Owner NIOBELCON

Dr. Hardy Mohrbacher has over 30 years of professional experience in the European mining and metallurgical industries, working for companies like Sidmar and OCAS NV in Belgium and ThyssenKrupp and Fraunhofer IZFP in Germany. He is a Senior Board Advisor of Greenland Resources Inc. and founder of the metallurgical consulting company NiobelCon BV based near Antwerp, Belgium, which provides services to numerous steel and molybdenum stakeholders, including the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA). For more than 20 years, Hardy has been an associate professor at the Belgian university KU Leuven, where he teaches physical metallurgy. He published more than 120 papers in scientific journals, edited six books on niobium and molybdenum metallurgy, and organized 10 international conferences on alloy development and applications. In 2021, Hardy and his team received the Gilbert R. Speich Award from the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) for work on the development of niobium and molybdenum alloying in ultra-high-strength steels. Hardy graduated with a German Diploma in materials science and a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering. He received his engineering PhD from KU Leuven with the highest distinction.

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Add to Calendar 2025-05-14 14:00:00 Raw Materials Summit 2025: Greenland Malmbjerg mining project – Securing high-quality, long term molybdenum and magnesium supply for the EU Green Deal from Greenland Greenland Resources Inc. is a Canadian mining company that owns the Malmbjerg Project, a world-class Climax-type molybdenum mineral deposit with by-product magnesium, located in East-Central Greenland. The project has a highly economic NI 43-101 bankable feasibility study and aims to begin its 20-year mine life producing molybdenum and magnesium before the end of the decade.The Malmbjerg Project has the potential to supply approximately 25% of the EU’s total molybdenum demand and nearly all of its defence-related needs. The EU, the second-largest molybdenum consumer globally, currently has no domestic supply. Meanwhile, China produces 89% of the world’s magnesium, with Europe sourcing 97% of its magnesium from China.In 2024, the project applied for an exploitation license and expects permitting for both molybdenum and magnesium soon. The project features an environmentally friendly mine design, with significantly lower operating costs and Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared to its peers.Greenland Resources has received high-quality expressions of interest for approximately US$700 million in debt financing (covering 70% of capex) from AAA/AA-rated lenders, including US$275 million from the Government of Canada and institutions such as EKN, FINNVERA, EIFO, EDC, and DB. It has also signed a tolling agreement with a major European roaster.Furthermore, the company has secured binding and non-binding offtake agreements with leading EU metallurgical, steel, and chemical companies for the majority of its production. This includes a 10-year, US$1.6 billion binding take-or-pay offtake agreement with Finland’s Outokumpu, the largest stainless steel producer in Europe.For more information on the Malmbjerg projects, visit http://www.greenlandresources.ca Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Press Room RAW MATERIALS https://eitrmsummit.com/raw-materials-summit-2025/greenland-malmbjerg-mining-project-securing-high-quality-long-term Europe/Brussels public
Greenland Malmbjerg mining project – Securing high-quality, long term molybdenum and magnesium supply for the EU Green Deal from Greenland
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