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The RAREMET-2026 Congress, organized by Giredmet JSC (the Scientific Division of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation) with the support of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and the Russian Academy of Sciences, has become the main global event in the field of rare and rare earth metals, bringing together leading representatives of science, business and states. The "Kirillitsa" Group of Companies was the co-organizer and general sponsor of the congress. The event was a direct continuation of the series of scientific seminars "Sazhinsky Readings", held since 1970, and three international scientific and practical conferences (2021, 2022, 2024). The congress covered the full technological cycle: from processing natural and man-made mineral raw materials containing rare metals to obtaining high-purity substances, alloys, powders, new generation magnetic, composite, semiconductor, optical and photonic materials for high-tech industries. The purpose of the congress was not only to discuss current scientific and industrial challenges, but also to form new models of international partnership, identify development prospects and applications of rare metals in the context of global industry transformation and transition to the sixth technological order.

In 2026, the congress brought together prominent scientists, experts, heads of industrial corporations and government representatives. For the first time, the forum was held in the status of an international congress, bringing together more than 800 participants from 20 countries, including Russia, India (the largest foreign delegation – more than 100 people), China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Cuba, Egypt, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Armenia, Iran, Malaysia, Singapore and the Republic of South Africa. The key event was the signing by Giredmet JSC of a series of strategic agreements with foreign partners, including a memorandum with the Indian company Nexon Geochem Private Limited on joint research in the field of deep processing of REM raw materials and an agreement with the Indian TEXMiN Foundation (IIT-ISM) on the development of technologies for the production of rare earth NdFeB magnets and extraction of REM from waste. Within the framework of the congress, negotiations were also held with the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center on long-term cooperation in the field of technology scaling.

The three-day program of the congress included four scientific conferences (tracks) running in parallel: "Mineral resources of rare metals and sustainable processing technologies" (RAREMET:Minerals), "Metallurgy, magnetic materials, Powders and Composite materials" (RAREMET: Metallurgy), "Chemistry and Technology of high purity substances" (RAREMET:Chemistry), "Materials for Electronics, optics, photonics and Energy" (RAREMET:Functional). In total, over 380 reports were presented at the congress, and the collection of abstracts includes more than 340 papers. The most important events of the scientific program were 5 international panel discussions, 4 round tables and an expert session on the role of rare metals in energy transition, the creation of the Angara-Yenisei cluster, personnel training, digital design and artificial intelligence in materials science, as well as the economics of critical metals.

The first day of the congress (May 20) opened with a plenary session and a solemn ceremony, during which the medals named after Academician N.P. Sazhin "For contribution to the development of science and technology in the field of rare and rare earth metals" were presented. The awards were given to prominent scientists, including Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Liya Kogarko, Professor Dhiraj Kumar (India), as well as, for the first time, representatives of the media for popularizing the topic of rare metals. In addition, 17 high school students, winners of the popular science competition held by Giredmet JSC, also received awards.

In the next two days (May 21-22), the work of the congress continued along four parallel tracks, covering key areas: Processing of natural and man-made mineral raw materials based on rare metals. Digital twins of deposits. Hydrometallurgy. Metallurgy of rare, refractory and rare earth metals. Permanent magnet production technologies (NdFeB, SmCo), additive technologies, powder and composite materials. Chemistry and technology of high purity substances. Extraction and sorption processes for the production of rare metal compounds. Semiconductor and optical materials, scintillators, materials for hydrogen energy, thermoelectrics, power electronics and photonics. Economics of critical metals. New sources of raw materials (including man-made waste and phytomining). Circular economy.

The event was held in the Russian Technological University MIREA (RTU MIREA) at Vernadsky Avenue, 78, Moscow. The specialized exhibition RAREMET: Expo was open for the guests of the congress, which featured technological solutions, equipment, and services from leading companies and research centers. On the final day of the congress, awards were presented to the authors of the best reports at the closing ceremony; more than 20 participants, including young professionals and scientists, received awards.

The RAREMET-2024 conference was held with the support of TVEL JSC and Rosatom Metal Tech JSC and became an international platform for consolidating scientific and business potential in the field of rare metals. The conference topics covered a wide range of scientific and technological areas, ranging from the processing of mineral raw materials containing rare metals to the development of new materials based on them (compounds and alloys; high-purity substances; semiconductor and optical materials; materials of modern energy, etc.). The purpose of the conference was not only to discuss scientific and industrial challenges in the field of rare metal technologies, but also to identify the prospects for the development and applications of rare metals in high-tech industries in Russia and other countries.

In 2024, the conference brought together scientists and experts, including many representatives of Rosatom's Fuel Division organizations, who presented their latest scientific achievements and technological developments, highlighted new trends and upcoming breakthroughs in the field of rare metal technologies. In addition, business leaders and analysts presented an analysis of the development of the rare metals market, underlined the main trends that should have an impact on the rare metal industry and related areas of high technology. More than 350 scientists and industry leaders took part in the RAREMET-2024 conference, including representatives of foreign countries such as India, China, Egypt, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Venezuela, etc.
The first day of the conference included plenary sessions, and the next two days the conference was held in two parallel sessions and included breakout reports on 7 main areas.:

• Technologies for processing natural and man-made mineral raw materials based on rare metals.
• Technologies for the production of rare, refractory and rare earth metals, alloys and dispersed media based on them, and magnetic alloys.
• Technologies of light rare metals (Li, Be, Rb, Cs).
• Diffuse element technologies (In, Ga, Sb, Ge, Re).
• High-purity materials based on rare metals.
• Semiconductor and optical materials, radiation and IR photonics materials.
• Chemical analysis, testing and certification of mineral raw materials, alloys and materials based on rare metals.
• Materials and technologies of the fourth energy transition. Modern functional materials.

The event took place at the AZIMUT City Olympic Hotel, Moscow.
RAREMET-2024, April 3 — 5, 2024
The collection of abstracts of RAREMET-2024

The Giredmet JSC, with the support of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and Rosatom Atomic Energy State Corporation, from 23^rd to 25^th of November 2022, held the 2^nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Rare Metals and Materials based on them: technologies, properties and applications", dedicated to the memory of Academician N.P. Sazhina (RAREMET-2022).

The conference was aimed at discussing modern scientific and technological challenges in the field of processing rare metal mineral raw materials and obtaining materials and products based on rare metals for use in high-tech industries (electronic, nuclear, aerospace, chemical, etc.).

In 2022, more than 250 participants were registered for the conference. In three days, 13 plenary, 110 oral and 7 poster presentations were held. Among the speakers were representatives of 10 organizations of the Rosatom Atomic Energy State Corporation, 36 research institutes, scientific and technical organizations subordinate to the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, 30 enterprises of the manufacturing sector. In addition, the conference was attended by 30 representatives of foreign scientific organizations from 9 countries – Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Japan, China, Venezuela, India and Belarus (there were 19 organizations).

Both the plenary and sectional reports were met with great interest and were accompanied by a great discussion. For the first time, a competition was held for the best reports among young scientists, both oral and poster. The winners were 13 young scientists who were awarded diplomas and different prizes. The most important event during the conference was the presentation of the N.P. Sazhin Medal, established in 2022, "For contribution to the development of science and technology of rare and rare-earth metals."

The 1^st International Conference on Technologies, Properties and Applications of Rare Metals and Related Materials (RAREMET-2021) resumes the cycle of regular scientific seminars "Sazhin readings", held on the basis of JSC Giredmet since 1970. The topics of the panel sessions covered a wide range of scientific and technological areas: from the processing of mineral raw materials containing rare metals to the development of new materials based on rare elements, their compounds and alloys, high-purity substances, semiconductor, optical and luminescent materials, nanomaterials, materials of modern energy.

143 participants were registered for the conference. Participation in the conference could be accepted as a speaker, listener, or in an offline format, in this case only abstracts could be sent. The conference was attended by 78 speakers and about 40 listeners, representatives of more than 40 organizations of different scientific and technological profiles spoke. The Conference was attended by participants from 13 cities and regions of Russia (Apatity, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Chita, Seversk, Stavropol, Krasnoyarsk, Chernogolovka, Moscow, Podolsk, Korolev, Troitsk), as well as our colleagues from Kazakhstan (Karaganda).

The conference list of participants are also diverse: 2 corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, more than 20 doctors and 50 candidates of sciences, 37 students, master’s degree, postgraduates, 30 engineers, researchers and other employees without a degree, as well as 6 heads of different enterprises and organizations.

The first day of the Conference was a plenary session, at which 7 reports were presented. The first report was made by Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Professor Borodin Vladimir Alekseevich (Deputy General Director for Development, Experimental Plant of Scientific Instrumentation with the Special Design Bureau of the Russian Academy of Sciences, FSUE EZAN). The plenary session was also attended by Associate Professor, Bogatyreva Elena Vladimirovna (Professor of the Department of Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold, RTU MISIS), heads of departments and laboratories of JSC Giredmet, presented the main prospects and potential of scientific development of the JSC.
The Organizing Committee of the Conference released a collection of articles from the conference, the contents of which will be available in the near future on the official page of JSC Giredmet.