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Nyrstar’s highly flexible and fully electrified Zinc operations were front and center earlier this week at two leading Energy events where Nyrstar’s Global Category Manager Energy Philip Eyckmans shared Nyrstar’s ambitions and challenges around grid tariffs and congestion management. On Monday, Philip joined a high level panel discussion at the Dutch Energeia Energy Day (https://lnkd.in/e7BuUPGS) to discuss grid tariffs with Hans-Peter Oskam of Netbeheer Nederland, Manon Leijten of the The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets and Antoinette Sol of Tata Steel Nederland. 👉 Nyrstar agrees that – in order to enable further electrification and decarbonization of our economy and society at large – significant investments in the grid are much needed. 👉 But high grid tariffs stand in the way of that same electrification as they negatively impact companies’ ability to invest, with the biggest impact on frontrunners in electrification such as Nyrstar. 👉 Philip called on the panelists and audience to consider ways to reduce and/or more evenly distribute grid costs e.g. by offering appropriate incentives for flexibility and seeking alternatives to finance the transition so that electrification pays off and electro-intensive companies can remain competitive. On Tuesday, Philip participated in two panel sessions at the Management Productions ENERGIZED-Netcongestion congress (https://lnkd.in/ehvNPwJy Rotterdam. In the morning session he contributed to a discussion with Olof van der Gaag of Nederlandse Vereniging Duurzame Energie (NVDE), Ronald Huikeshoven of AM Gebiedsontwikkeling / NEPROM, and Renz Bassant of DHL eCommerce Nederland on the challenges and opportunities for the built environment, mobility and industry. In the afternoon, the focus was solely on the (energy intensive) industry, with a panel discussion on grid congestion with Jeroen Buunk of BlueTerra Energy Experts, Andre Bosman of Uniper Benelux, Peter van Asperen of PwC Nederland and Martin Martens of Stedin. 👉 Everyone agreed that grid congestion is an urgent problem. 👉 Although by no means all industrial processes can be made flexible, there is certainly a lot of potential in certain industries already to contribute to reducing grid congestion. 👉 It is urgently needed to work with those companies which have significant potential now, to pave the way for others to follow. Through initiatives such as its Virtual Battery (https://lnkd.in/eBgs5G7M) Nyrstar looks forward to continue to support future-oriented activities to expand electrification, enable flexible power purchase, reduce grid congestion and further domestic production of critical minerals and metals, essential for the green transition. #events #seminars #electricity #flexible #grid #congestionmanagement #electrolysis #workingtogether #tariffs #offtake #electrification #criticalminerals

Last week, we warmly welcomed a Critical Minerals Research & Development group from the Australian Government which featured representatives from Geoscience Australia, the CSIRO and ANSTO. Their visit to our multi-metals facility in Port Pirie included a tour which ventured into our TSL Plant and through the Refinery, as our teams demonstrated the range of critical minerals that are within our existing production processes. Nyrstar looks forward to continuing the discussion and working together with all levels of government to best support Australia's critical minerals strategy, that is crucial to the energy transition. Thank you to our Port Pirie team who helped bring this visit together: Simon Dent, Mark Eaton, Buks Kruger, Jason Anderson, James Oakley, Katherine Hicks, Ryan Allen, Jake Muller and Luke Sale. #CriticalMinerals #Germanium #Antimony #Zinc #Lead #Australia Australian Critical Minerals R&D Hub

Eerder deze week had Nyrstar Budel het genoegen Koen Becking de onlangs benoemde (zie persbericht: https://lnkd.in/eQeGQ9Xe) nieuwe Voorzitter van Koninklijke VEMW, welkom te heten voor een werkbezoek. 👉 Nyrstar’s Guido Janssen, Henk Leendertse, Philip Eyckmans en Jasper van Zon maakten Koen bekend met Nyrstar’s ambities op het gebied van – nog - verdere flexibilisering van onze al bijna volledig geëlektrificeerde productieprocessen en mogelijkheden om kritieke mineralen (met name Germanium) in Nederland / Europa te produceren. 👉 Daarbij werd het belang aangegeven om aandacht te blijven vragen – bij de Nederlandse Overheid en andere stakeholders - om daar wel het juiste investeringsklimaat voor te creëren. Als nieuwe VEMW-voorzitter wil Becking zich richten op betrouwbare energie, waterverduurzaming en het ondersteunen van bedrijven in de energietransitie. Hij streeft naar een schone leefomgeving, economische groei, en strategische autonomie voor Nederland. Thema’s waar Nyrstar zich volledig voor inzet. #VEMW #Voorzitter #bezoek #transitie #groenegroei #verduurzaming #energie #autonomie #zink #kritiekemineralen #overheid #samenwerking

At Nyrstar, we remain committed to safety and continue to work together towards our zero harm goal as a united team. We are proud to share that the Immel Zinc Mine, part of the Nyrstar East Tennessee Mines in the United States, has just reached a significant safety milestone: two years without a lost time injury (LTI). This achievement follows a recent accomplishment at Nyrstar Budel (The Netherlands), where the team secured one year without any LTI’s. A huge shout out to all our Nyrstar colleagues for their dedicated efforts to work efficiently and safely. Your health and well-being are at the heart of our operations. #SafetyFirst  #SafetyCulture #Zinc #Sustainability #TowardsZero

Earlier this week Nyrstar participated in a breakfast briefing with Dutch Members of Parliament as well as a number of key associations and materials companies, which have formed the Dutch ‘Circular Critical Raw Materials’ partnership. The breakfast, which took place at the Delft University of Technology | Campus The Hague, was organized in the run-up to a parliamentary debate on Economic Security and Strategic Autonomy, scheduled for 7 November. The members of the Circular and Critical Raw Materials partnership - Nyrstar included with its opportunities in Zinc related critical minerals such as Gallium and Germanium - provided an update on the innovation, technology, ambitions and challenges for critical materials production in The Netherlands as well as the impact on Dutch society at large. What do we make the products of the future from, and how do we ensure that we can continue to produce them in the future decreasing dependence on foreign and/or non-European powers? This is a challenge which is at least as comprehensive and complex as the energy transition. It requires a fresh look at which materials are needed, but also how to best extract, design and produce innovative products, and recover the materials through efficient recycling. These topics were further ellaborated by Benjamin Sprecher (Delft University of Technology), John-Alan Pascoe (Delft University of Technology) and Luc Kikkert (TNO) with moderation by Jacqueline Vaessen (ChemistryNL). A big thank you to Dutch MP's and Political Assistants Dennis Ram, Danielle Hirsch, Eric van der Burg, Diederik Diekhuis as well as our partners ChemistryNL, VNCI, Materials innovation institute M2i, TNO, Invest-NL, University of Amsterdam, Shell, Delft University of Technology, Leiden University, Port of Rotterdam, University of Twente, Nobian and all other members of the ‘Circular Critical Raw Materials’ partnership for making this such a valuable exchange.

Nyrstar's products help make the Earth a more sustainable place to live, and even reach for the stars. 🌑🚀 Our black sand, a by-product of Nyrstar's alkaline battery recycling process in Port Pirie - plays a crucial role in the manufacture of eco-friendly cement in South Australia. 🔋 ♻   It also served a celestial purpose recently, by contributing to research work at the Andy Thomas Space Centre, University of Adelaide. Their 'EXTERRES' Lab needed a material that could replicate the moon's dusty surface for experiments with cameras used on orbiting satellites or on lunar rovers. They found the perfect match in our black sand. Mixed with crusher dust, it provided the ideal texture and light-absorbing qualities without the risks posed by traditional coal dust. We are over the moon to see our by-product contributing to innovation in space! 🌙 #Sustainability #Innovation #Recycling

Woensdag 9 oktober had het Nyrstar Balen team de eer om Belgisch Federaal Minister van Energie, Tinne Van der Straeten, te verwelkomen op lokatie. Tijdens een rondleiding doorheen onze fabriek gaf Steven Vaelen meer uitleg over het zinkproductieproces en deelden we onze duurzaamheidsinitiatieven. Verder bespraken we ook de cruciale rol die Nyrstar speelt in de energietransitie en de uitdagingen waarmee we geconfronteerd worden.   Het was een waardevol moment om met de Minister gedachten uit te wisselen over onze ambities en om samen na te denken over de toekomst van duurzame energie en de industrie. We kijken er naar uit om deze constructieve samenwerking verder voort te zetten. #Energietransitie #duurzaamheid #belgie #kritiekegrondstoffen #dialoog #ministervanenergie #tinnevanderstraeten #regering #elektrificatie #vlaanderen #balen  

De Vlaamse Bond Beter Leefmilieu en Nyrstar Belgium vonden elkaar eerder deze week in een constructieve dialoog op het kantoor van BBL te Brussel, waar vertegenwoordigers van beide organisaties op een open en constructieve manier van gedachten wisselden over de verschillende uitdagingen en kansen in de klimaat-en milieutransitie alsmede het industriebeleid. Thema's die passeerden en voor iedereen belangrijk zijn: ✔ flexibiliteit van het energiesysteem, ✔ batterij- en windparken, ✔ waterkwaliteit, ✔ kritieke mineralen- en metalentransitie, ✔ financiering van de transitie ✔ en Europees, Belgisch en Vlaams regeerbeleid. Onderwerpen waar BBL als koepelorganisatie van de Vlaamse natuur- en milieuorganisaties en Nyrstar als verregaand verduurzaamd en geëlektrificeerd producent van essentiële mineralen en metalen beiden hun eigen visie maar ook veel gedeelde doelen over hebben. Belangrijk is om de dialoog met alle stakeholders te houden en om samen de uitdagingen aan te gaan, iets wat beide partijen ook graag in de toekomst verder voort willen zetten. Op de foto, van links naar rechts: Danny Jacobs, Almut Bonhage, Tycho Van Hauwaert, Steven Vaelen, Ann Vos, Philip Eyckmans, Jasper van Zon en Benjamin Clarysse #BBL #Nyrstar #dialoog #verduurzaming #vlaanderen #milieu #kritiekegrondstoffen #zink #samen #stakeholders 

Last week, the Nyrstar Budel team hosted Bart Groothuis, Member of European Parliament for VVD / Renew Europe, to explore Nyrstar’s European challenges and opportunities. Bart was hosted by Nyrstar’s Guido Janssen, Henk Leendertse and Jasper van Zon. Key points included the importance of maintaining and further developing highly sustainable and already fully electrified producers of industrial- and critical minerals and metals such as Nyrstar Budel to help achieve Europe’s competitiveness- and green ambitions. Concerns were raised in particular around the unequal level playing field between the Netherlands and other European member states in the context of energy costs and economic and market pressures. The Nyrstar team provided a full overview of Nyrstar’s global activities, with a special focus on our European ambitions around flexible industrial electricity offtake – also known as the Nyrstar Virtual Battery project (more here https://lnkd.in/eUvuyis4 ) – and our efforts to develop additional critical minerals and metals such as Germanium and Gallium. It was a great pleasure to host Bart Groothuis and exchange views in such a constructive way, demonstrating what all of us at the Nyrstar team do every day to support Europe in becoming more self sufficient for our critical raw materials needs.   #visit #europeanparliament #EU #reneweurope #VVD #criticalminerals #politics #dialogue #engagement #greenfuture #levelplayingfield #bartgroothuis #competition #energy #electricity #competititiveness

Nyrstar is sending its love and support to the communities in the US, affected by Hurricane Helene. The Nyrstar East Tennessee Mine Rescue Team, a volunteer group of miners proficient in advanced rescue operations, has been actively engaged in disaster response in Unicoi County, Tennessee, following the devastation brought by Hurricane Helene.   In response to a statewide call for assistance, the Mine Rescue Team, affiliated with the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads, dispatched a contingent of seven skilled mine workers. Nyrstar HSEC Manager Brian Millington, said the team reached the affected area on Monday and has been tirelessly working to comb through the rubble, contribute to recovery initiatives, and navigate widespread power disruptions caused by the hurricane's forceful winds. Nyrstar's East Tennessee Mining operations are also contributing resources and providing food to organizations leading disaster relief operations.   Additionally, Nyrstar Clarksville’s Process Manager, Terry Dabbs, joined the Nyrstar East Tennessee Mines team helping those affected by the storm. Terry, and fellow members of the Cumberland K9 Search & Recovery Team responded to a request for assistance by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.   Nyrstar East Tennessee Mine General Manager, Mathew Harding said, “we are part of this community. When your neighbor is in trouble, you jump in and help. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by the storm, and we will continue to support and provide relief to our local communities during this challenging time”.    #communities #disaster #support #helene #hurricane #tennessee #rescue #tennesseemines #easttennessee #relief #clarksville #mining