ABOUT US RESEARCH PROGRAMME PUBLICATIONS EVENTS NEWS DE LOGO METALLURGICAL  COMPETENCE CENTER PREVIOUS NEXT 1 2 3 WELCOME TO K1-MET COMPETENCE IN SUSTAINABLE METAL PRODUCTION K1-MET is one of the leading and internationally renowned metallurgical competence centres for ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy situated in Austria. Cooperation is done with renowned national and international partners from the metallurgical sectors to cover issues such as energy efficiency, circular economy, and climate neutral metal production. Only through cooperative research in all technical areas, resource efficiency and product quality can be increased so that Europe remains competitive in the long-term. The basis for a fruitful development of K1-MET is the established and deepening cooperation between our partners since almost 20 years. K1-MET and its partners are working on process solutions to advance the modernization of the European metallurgical industry. Additionally, K1-MET clearly commits to the global climate goals and research is done with a focus on long-term expansion of quality and technology leadership to be the answer to European and global challenges. Issues such as the increased establishment of renewable energy systems or decarbonization must remain in the focus to reduce CO2 emissions and to achieve the climate targets. Specifically the following actions are planned: Definition of a joint innovation programme (science and industry) for the further development of process leadership with the main focus on optimized usage of energy and resources Build-up and further development of co-operations with other sectors and branches (integration of new partners) Internationalisation (researcher's mobility, participation in European projects, integration in international networks such as Processes4Planet and ESTEP) Acquisition, build-up, and development of promising researchers The projects defined in the areas are geared toward the following key objectives: CO2 efficient production of metals and intermediate components Cross-sectorial approach to radically improved production processes Leadership in solutions for more efficient processing and energy systems The research program has been defined for a four-year period, from July 2019 to June 2023. Project definitions have been created for the research areas and new projects are continuously under development. Another important objective of the research program is to network innovation and explorations internationally and to make it visible. OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM Area 1: Raw Materials and Recycling Area 2: Metallurgical Processes Area 3: Low Carbon Energy Systems Area 4: Simulation and Analyses EVENTS K1-MET SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE DAY CANCELLED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE... K1-MET AT A SYMPOSIUM FROM THE AUSTRIAN FUNDED PROJECT SUSTEEL CO2-FREE SUSTAINABLE STEEL PRODUCTION AND HYDROGEN... PRESSEKONFERENZ ZUM EU-PROJEKT "LOWCARBONFUTURE" LINZER FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM K1-MET GMBH GESTALTET WEG... SUPPORTERS K1-MET is a COMET Centre within the COMET – Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies Programme and funded by BMK, BMDW, the provinces, Upper Austria, Styria, and Tyrol as well as the the Styrian Business Promotion Agency (SFG) and the Standortagentur Tyrol. Furthermore, we thank Upper Austrian Research GmbH for the continuous support. The COMET Programme is managed by FFG. © 2020 K1-MET Home Contact Sitemap Imprint Data policy