MMH SEVILLE, a global event for cutting edge mining
From October 18 to 20, Seville will host the IV edition of the International Mining Exhibition, an excellent opportunity for the networking where institutions, companies, research centers, universities and experts will highlight the shared experience, knowledge and the latest advances in the field of mining.
Organized by the Asociación de Empresas Investigadoras, Extractoras, Transformadoras Minero-Metalúrgicas y de Servicios (AMINER) and FIBES (Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Sevilla), innovation, sustainability, energy transition, safety and technological development of the mining industry will be the main protagonists of this international event that is already a benchmark in the sector.
Today more than ever, mining is called upon to play a decisive role in the future of the planet to meet the major challenges linked to decarbonization, the energy and digital transition or the circular economy in the global transformation towards a more sustainable world. And Seville will once again be the European capital of the mining industry in October.
King Felipe VI to preside over the honorary committee of the MMH SEVILLE
King Felipe VI will preside over the Honorary Committee of the International Mining Exhibition. In this way, the Royal House once again shows its support for MMH Seville, an industry event that King Felipe VI has supported since its first edition in 2015.
Under the curatorship of Javier Targhetta, a first-rate Honorary Committee has been set up, comprising prominent personalities from the public administration, the economy and society.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto; the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla; and the President of the Provincial Council of Huelva, María Eugenia Limón, are some of the public officials who make up the Honorary Committee, which also includes representatives of academic and research institutions, such as the President of the CSIC, Rosa Menéndez, and the Rector of the University of Huelva, María Antonia Peña. Also the leaders of the sector’s highest representative bodies, such as the CEO of EIT RawMaterials, Bernd Schäfer; the president of Euromines, Mark Rachovide; the CEO of Cembureau, Isidoro Miranda; the president of Cominroc, Ramón Ruberte; the president of Confedem, Vicente Gutiérrez; and the president of Aminer, Luis Vega, among others.
Record participation six months ahead
The IV edition of the MMH Seville is on track to break all its records in terms of participants, sponsors and occupancy. With just over six months to go, more than a hundred companies and institutions have already confirmed their presence. The main companies in the sector have committed their attendance together with institutions and entities such as the Junta de Andalucía, the Confederación Nacional de Empresarios de la Minería y la Metalurgia (Confedem), the Confederación de Industrias Extractivas de Rocas y Minerales Industriales (Cominroc), the Fundación Minería y Vida, the Diputación de Huelva or the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Minas del Sur, among others.
More than 3,000 square meters have already been reserved at FIBES by exhibitors. Among others, mining-metallurgical and extractive companies such as Atalaya Mining, Sandfire Matsa, Cobre las Cruces, Atlantic Copper, Minera Los Frailes, Tharsis Mining or Calgovsa will be present, as well as auxiliary companies from the sector and from the engineering, renewable energies or services fields, such as Insersa, Mecwide, Subterra, Liebherr Ibérica, Metso Outotec, Agbar, Sandvik, among others. In addition, companies such as Master Drilling, Xcalibur Geophisics, Civilnova Solutions, Paterson & Cooke and Torsa will also be exhibiting for the first time at the Mining Show.
EIT Rawmaterials CEO to read the opening lecture
Bernd Schäfer, CEO of EIT RawMaterials will read the opening lecture of MMH Seville on October 18, 2022. With a deep understanding of the metals and commodities sector and a track record of success in the private sector, he came to EIT MAterials in April 2020. Under his mandate, Bernd Schäfer has promoted the European Raw Materials Alliance to boost the competitiveness and growth and attractiveness of the sector, ensure autonomy of supply and reduce dependence on other international markets.
Promoted by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) and funded by the European Commission, it is the most relevant consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide, with more than 130 partners including academic and research institutions and companies from more than 20 EU countries.
Marc RachovidesPresident of Euromines, the leading association representing the European metals and minerals mining industry, and Raül BlancoThe plenary lectures on October 19 and 20, respectively, will be given by the Secretary General for Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
Trade missions for the internationalization of MMH SEVILLE
One of the main objectives of MMH Seville is to revalidate itself as the great European mining event, strengthening commercial links with the sector, attracting new exhibitors and bringing Andalusian mining to the main international prescribers of the sector. For this reason, Extenda, the Andalusian Public Company for Foreign Trade, dependent on the Regional Government of Andalusia, has organized a program of Trade Missions.
The first of these missions, headed by Miguel Cabal, coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the MMH, has already made a trip to Peru a few weeks ago. Next June we are expecting the visit of international media prescriptors who will visit Seville, as well as some of the active mining operations in Andalusia. And, of course, MMH Seville will visit Perumin in September.
