KGHM launches R&D cooperation with Wrocław

Poland’s copper and silver mining giant KGHM and its subsidiary KGHM Cuprum have signed a letter of intent with the Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ and the city of Wrocław, the firm said in a statement on Friday. The aim of the cooperation is to carry out scientific research in the field of raw materials. It will involve mutual R&D projects and support in obtaining EU funding for their carrying out. “Our goal is to create an innovative ecosystem that will integrate the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises, large industry, research units and capital funds around the biggest challenges facing Europe in the field of raw materials,” said Herbert Wirth, CEO of KGHM.