Numero #54
From Critical Raw Materials to sand, from salt to oil, from copper to iron to uranium. Driven by construction growth and the energy transition, the consumption of materials continues to rise, while the world economy's circularity rate is at a standstill. Balancing present challenges with future opportunities, RM54 examines the complex and essential world of materials.
Sommario
EDITORIALI
MMLX
Emanuele Bompan
1,100 billion tonnes
Marco Moro
THINK TANK
Global Materials
Interview with Melissa Barbanell
Emanuele Bompan
Circular Supply Chains for a Future of Abundance
Interview with Cillian Lohan
Giorgia Marino
A Map of the Material World
Interview with Ed Conway
Giorgia Marino
INSIGHT
Global supply chains
Critical Raw Materials, the Reciprocity Dilemma
Giorgio Kaldor
Uranium: Kazakhstan-Russia Axis Holds Europe in Check
Simone Fant
For a Pinch of Salt
Giorgia Marino
A World of Sand
Roberto Giovannini
There Is Plenty of Copper, but We Need to Start Digging Again
Roberto Giovannini
Secondary raw materials
Is the Reign of Plastic Here to Stay?
Alexandra Popescu
The Art of Reinvention: The Paper Industry Between Innovation and Recycling
Lucrezia Lenardon
Textile Recycling: Where Are the Technologies At?
Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Neomaterials
CO₂: From Industrial Waste to Valuable Asset
Daniele Vignuda
The Bio-based Materials Revolution
Mario Bonaccorso
A Two-dimensional Future
Giorgia Marino
CASE STUDIES
Heidelberg Materials: A Global Strategy to Reduce the Emissions of Cement
Giorgio Kaldor
CONOU and the Circular Economy: A 40-year Story
Simone Fant
Italy Leads the Way in The Sustainable Management of Plastic Packaging Waste
Maria Carla Rota
Giving New Life to Furniture with EPR
Emanuele Bompan
Aluminium in Packaging Means Prevention and Technological Innovation
Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Waste Oils and Biodiesel: A Cycle to Enhance
Giorgio Kaldor
More Varied and United Supply Chains: A New Era for Cobat Consortiums
Maria Carla Rota
Circularity at the Heart of Waste Management Europe 2025
Simone Fant
Maire Reaffirms Its Commitment to ESG Projects
Editorial Staff
STARTUP
Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Front: Sustainable Construction Materials from Demolition, Corn, PVC, and Cardboard Waste
Kuori, Bioplastics from Olive Pits and Nut Shells
Novapedra: From Orange Peels to Ceramics for Decor and Design
High-purity Recycled Lithium for Industrial Use with tozero
COLUMNS
Ouroboros
Why We Must Proceed Cautiously in the Bio-based Material
Transition
Ana Birliga Sutherland
Circular by Law
The Planet’s Resources Are Not Endless
Francesco Petrucci