Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies (EuMat)
Category
Thematic task force/working group in EU
Area
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
Description
Materials are everywhere; they make modern life possible and constitute the basis of the welfare of mankind. Today, the advanced engineering materials and technologies industry faces a number of important challenges including environmental legislation, recycling requirements and increasing costs of energy and commodity raw materials. There is a trend to shift production to low labour cost countries, combined with a rapidly developing technological competence in those countries.
Participating Countries
All EU Member States and Associated countries
Contact
European Technology Platform contact Coordinator: Marco Falzetti, CSM Italy, m.falzetti@c-s-m.it , Secretariat: Michal Basista, KMM-VIN AISBL, Michal.Basista@kmm-vin.eu