Towards a Circular Economy with Integrated Technology Concepts and Operating Models – Opportunities in the Mineral Value Chain
Date: 25.11.2026Location: Oulu
Time: November 25th, 2026 at 14.30-17.00 (Registration and refreshments from 14.15 onwards. Extra networking possibilities after 17.00)
Place: Oulu University, Linnanmaa campus, Yliopistokatu 9, Oulu, Room L1
Finland generates 74% of its waste as extractive waste, but this challenge is also an opportunity! How can the circular economy be integrated as an integral part of mining operations? Why do stakeholders from outside the extractive sector also play a key role and have significant opportunities in solving this challenge?
The CINTEM project is exploring a new approach to combining digitalisation, material efficiency, and business models already at the mine planning stage.
Welcome to the project event to discuss the future of mining and the opportunities of the circular economy together across sector boundaries.
The event is intended for stakeholders in the extractive sector as well as organisations from all industries interested in new opportunities to address circular economy challenges related to mining.
The event language is both Finnish and English. Refreshments will be served. The event will not be recorded, and remote participation is not available.
Registration
Please register by November 17, 2026.
For additional information please contact events@gtk.fi
RegisterProgramme
- Challenges and Opportunities at the Upstream of the Mineral Value Chain
Tommi Kauppila, Research Professor, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) - From Circular Economy Concepts to New Products and Business
Inka Orko, Director of Business Development, Future Products and Materials, VTT - Corporate Partners’ Perspectives on Circular Economy
- Workshop and Networking
- The main event stops at 17.00
- Networking during fun activities at 17.30
- Dinner (at own expence) at 19.00
CINTEM – Circular Economy Integrated Mining is a Business Finland-funded Co-Innovation project in which Finnish research institutes and companies collaborate to develop ways of integrating mining projects into the circular economy already at the planning stage through the use of data-driven approaches. The project is coordinated by the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK).