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Hydrogen Pre-Reduction and Sustainable Aluminothermic Smelting of Manganese Ore for Ultra-Low Carbon Ferromanganese Production

Hydrogen pre-reduction enables sustainable production of ultra-low carbon ferromanganese with high manganese recovery and reduced carbon emissions.

The heightened engagement of women in Pyrometallurgical Operations during the HAlMan campaign at Mintek, South Africa

The Pyrometallurgy Division (PMD) of Mintek holds a priority mandate to advance and promote its diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

Demonstrating the aluminothermic reduction smelting of pre-reduced manganese ores at Mintek, South Africa

The decarbonisation of metal extractive processes is imperative towards achieving economic, social and environmental sustainability…

Understanding manganese in everyday life – new educational infographic from HAlMan

Manganese is a critical raw material that plays a central role in modern industry and everyday products.

Prereduction of Manganese Ores through H2 Gas (UMK and Gloria Ores)

The experimental work was focused on two representative manganese ores from the Kalahari Manganese Field…

Strategic identification and sourcing of HAlMan Raw Materials in Europe

The HAlMan consortium conducted a strategic European-wide mapping and sourcing activity to identify primary and secondary raw materials…

Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials: Advancing Fundamental Science in the HAlMan Project

The Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials in Düsseldorf, Germany, plays a key role in the fundamental research underpinning the Horizon Europe HAlMan project.

CERTH’s contribution to advancing sustainable battery materials in the HAlMan project

The Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) is one of the leading research organisations in Southeast Europe.

Harnessing metallurgical innovation: NTUA’s Tesmet group in the HAlMan project

The Technologies for Sustainable Metallurgy (Tesmet) group is part of the Laboratory of Metallurgy at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).

Mintek’s role in advancing hydrogen-based pre-reduction of manganese ores

Mintek supports the HAlMan project, advancing sustainable hydrogen and aluminothermic reduction of manganese, alloys, and critical raw materials.