IRTC

The International Round Table on Materials Criticality, IRTC, is an international network of experts in critical raw materials. Because «criticality» depends on the individual perspective of each stakeholder, approaches on criticality and critical materials differ. IRTC organizes international expert meetings, an annual conference, works on joint publications and holds trainings on the topic of criticality definition and assessment, global trends, and mitigation options.

The project exists since 2018 and comprises an international expert network. It is coordinated by ESM Foundation in collaboration with Fraunhofer ISI, WeLOOP and REIA, and funded by EIT RawMaterials.