Forum History

Forum History

2025
November

3rd Annual General Meeting

  • Membership expanded from 81 to over 100 companies and institutions
  • Approximately 150 participants
  • Declaration of the “First Year of Critical Minerals Recycling”
2024
November

2nd Annual General Meeting

  • Membership expanded from 71 to over 80 companies and institutions
  • Approximately 150 participants
  • Adoption of a Joint Resolution for the Advancement of the Critical Minerals Recycling Industry
April–September

Private Expert Committee on Recycling Activation

  • Committee established and chaired by the Forum Chairperson, with members appointed by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy
2023
November

1st Annual General Meeting

  • Membership expanded from 52 to 71 companies and institutions
  • Approximately 120 participants
2022
November

Inaugural General Meeting

  • Launch of the K-Recycling Alliance (7 founding institutions): Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation (KOMIR), Korea Metal Recycling Industry Association, Korea Nonferrous Metals Association, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, and the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling.
  • Approximately 130 participants from 52 companies and institutions