On October 10th, 2024 took place the event Jornadas CICECO in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal. The objective of this event is to foster contacts between CICECO senior and junior researchers, extend collaborative links between research groups, promote knowledge and to stimulate the exchange of new ideas. Our team member Flavia Braga represented PlatILPlus in Jornadas CICECO 2024 with a poster entitle "Salt-based leaching process for the recovery of Platinum Group Metals from Spent Catalytic Converters".