More than ever, the fast evolving mineral recycling sector has an essential and increasing role to play as consuming markets, and goverments, undergo a major rethink on the future of strategic and sustainable mineral sourcing.

Mineral Recycling Forum 2025 will provide an invaluable opportunity to take the pulse of this evolving sector through expert presentations from leading players, informative discussion, and all-important networking with those active in the business.

Programme*

WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL

16:30 Registration

18:00 Welcome Reception sponsored by 

THURSDAY 10 APRIL

08:00 Registration

INTRODUCTION | CRITICAL MINERALS
09:00 Opening Remarks & Introduction
Mike O’Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED, UK
09:30 Recycling of Critical Raw Materials in the Nordics
Bard Bergfald, CEO, Bergfald Environmental Consultants, Norway

10:00 COFFEE sponsored by

MINERAL FILLERS | GLASS | SALTS | FLUORSPAR
11:00 Producing high-quality, recycled mineral fillers derived from coarse mine tailings
Arnout Lugtmeijer, CEO, Trisector, Estonia
11:30 Challenges & progress in recycling of speciality glass & glass-ceramics
Dr. Jörn Besinger, Project Lead Circular Economy, SCHOTT AG, Germany
12:00 Industrial recycling of sodium and magnesium salts
Dr Stefan Schlag, Managing Director, Salt Market Information, Switzerland
12:30 The LIFE-SYNFLUOR project: recovering fluorspar and precipitated silica from fertiliser production waste
Dr Luca Pala, Director of Research & Development, Fluorsid SpA, Italy

13:00 LUNCH

REFRACTORIES 1: CRITICAL REFRACTORY MINERALS | GLASS REFRACTORIES
14:30 Remining, Recycling, & Reshoring of Critical Minerals for the Refractory Industry
Ellis Sullivan, CEO and founder of ROC Minerals, USA
15:00 REFCYCLE: Developments in glass refractories dismantling, recycling and waste management
Werner Odreitz, CEO, REF Minerals GmbH, Germany

15:30 COFFEE

REFRACTORIES 2: MAGNESIA | ANDALUSITE
16:30 MgO-C recycling: what are the key features of this material to replace primary MgO?
Dr Helge Jansen, Managing Director, Refratechnik Steel, Germany
17:00 Smart research strategies to boost secondary raw material use in refractories: andalusite-based refractories as a case study
Dr. Kerstin Hauke, Research Associate, Forschungsgemeinschaft Feuerfest eV, Germany

17:30 Drinks Reception & Close of Day 1

*subject to change