Metal Story, a space soon to be unveiled at the Maison de la métallurgie et de l’industrie de Liège (MMIL), is the subject of an article in the latest issue of Quinzième Jour, the University of Liège magazine, published this week!

"Un musée galvanisé" (A galvanized museum), an article (in French) by Ariane Luppens.

The entire GeMMe team wishes you a wonderful 2026, may it be peaceful and happy in your personal life and rich and challenging in your professional life.

How about taking a quick look back before jumping headfirst into 2026?

Come and work with us!

An academic position in the field of Mineral Resources and Geometallurgy is open and available at University of Liège. Our research group in Georesources, Mineral Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy is looking for someone to fill Pr. Eric Pirard's shoes as from September 2026.

Published on December 17th by our partner Reverse Metrallurgy, a focus on the CISTEMEEC Project, part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), our researchers have been working on since 2022.

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During Raw Materials Week (Brussels, 17 to 21 November 2025), our colleague Philippe Giaro will participate in a side event on 20 November on the extraction of rare earths in Myanmar for the production of permanent magnets. He will be part of the experts panel.

The goal is to get a better understanding of the situation and to develop concrete approaches and recommendations to improve the current situation.

Published on November 19th by our partner Reverse Metrallurgy, a focus on the NOVA process our engineers worked on in the past years.

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GeMMe ULiège is proud to be part of the FEDER/FTJ FREEDOM project.

The project aims to set up a magnesium production chain in the Walloon Region, based on end-of-life products and secondary raw materials from the circular economy.

The 4th General Assembly of the MAGELLAN project was held on 8 and 9 October 2025 in Grenoble. It was an opportunity for each partner to present the latest developments in the WPs and tasks for which they are responsible.

Published on October 1st by our partner Reverse Metrallurgy, a focus on the REEfine project our engineers worked on in the past years.

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GeMMe is proud to be part of the Reverse Metallurgy!

Published last week on LinkedIn: a FOCUS on BIOLIX, an innovative technology developed by COMET group and GeMMe ULiège for copper recovery.

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Discover the ETP SMR Newsletter here!

In this edition, Pr. Eric Pirad emphasises that underground exploration remains a major challenge for Europe and that the transition to a circular economy will still require mining, with new skills needed to build a more sustainable future.

Vous aimez travailler de vos mains, faire preuve de créativité et explorer avec curiosité ?

Vous aimez réparer, détourner, réutiliser pour éviter que les objets ne finissent à la benne ? Vous êtes sensible à la transition écologique et passionné·e par les solutions concrètes ?

Alors cette offre d'emploi est faite pour vous !