This funding call is part of the Horizon Europe INDUSTRY 2025 initiative, focusing on advancing sustainable production methods for semiconductor raw materials critical to the EU's green and digital transitions. With applications spanning strategic sectors such as aerospace and dual-use technologies, the call seeks innovative approaches to refine, recover, and produce materials such as arsenic, bismuth, boron, gallium, germanium, indium, selenium, silicon metal, and tellurium.

The objectives include reducing the EU's dependency on imports, increasing the recovery rates of raw materials from residues and waste, and improving the competitiveness and sustainability of mineral processing. Proposals should emphasize resource efficiency, cost-effectiveness, emission reduction, and low-carbon solutions. Collaboration across the value chain—from extraction to semiconductor-grade materials—is a key expectation, alongside addressing standardization and market adoption challenges.

Projects must include a business case, exploitation strategy, and cluster with similar initiatives to ensure cross-sector synergies. TRL 6-7 must be achieved by the project's end. While integrating gender dimensions is optional, it is encouraged where relevant.

The expected impact includes reduced EU dependency, enhanced sustainability in production, and improved societal awareness of the importance of raw materials. The total indicative budget is 24.000.000 €, with an estimated contribution of 7.000.000 € to 8.000.000 € per project.

Opening: 22 May 2025

Deadline(s): 23 Sep 2025