IMnI 2025 HSE Highlights: Advancing Sustainability, Safety, and Scientific Leadership
IMnI 2025 HSE Highlights: Advancing Sustainability, Safety, and Scientific Leadership
As we look back on 2025, we are proud to highlight a year marked by major IMnI-funded projects and sustained progress in delivering actionable value for our Members — whether they are manganese producers or downstream users.
Key Projects Delivered in 2025
🔹 Manganese Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) Update – Kick-off in March
We launched the update of the 2021 LCA for eight Mn products, incorporating new primary data that covers 30% more production sites. The updated LCA will support environmental monitoring, regulatory compliance, and benchmarking. A first draft is expected in February 2026, with completion targeted for June 2026.
🔹 Manganese Alloy Slag Study: From Waste to Resource – May
This study examined FeMn and SiMn slags, assessing chemical properties, potential reuse in construction, and metal recovery opportunities. It offers practical guidance and best practices for sustainable slag management.
🔹 Updated Product Safety Sheets for 17 Manganese Products – June
We revised SDSs and SISs to reflect regulatory changes and REACH requirements, ensuring accurate and compliant product safety information.
🔹 Study on Endocrine Effects of Manganese Products – July
A scientific review of manganese’s potential endocrine activity resulted in a peer-reviewed article showing no evidence of a causal link in humans. This provides a solid and credible reference point for regulators and stakeholders.
🔹 HSE Webinar: Transforming Manganese – November
Our webinar brought together around 40 participants to discuss sustainability, regulatory developments, and pathways to low-carbon manganese production — fostering guidance, dialogue, and collaboration.
Monthly HSE & Regulatory Affairs Newsletters
Our newsletters continue to deliver up-to-date insights on manganese-related HSE topics, new scientific findings, and global regulatory developments that impact the industry directly or indirectly.
3. Collaboration and Partnerships
IMnI’s HSE initiatives benefit greatly from strong collaboration with:
🤝 the Manganese Interest Group (our US partner),
🤝 the CRM Alliance and ICMM,
🤝 and other commodity and mining associations worldwide.
These partnerships help advance shared knowledge, align best practices, and promote high sustainability standards across the global manganese value chain.
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💡 Non-members can purchase full deliverables from completed HSE projects through the IMnI e-shop https://lnkd.in/e-bAqA7H
If you are interested in learning more about IMnI membership, we would be pleased to connect.
👉 For any questions, please contact us at hse@manganese.org
