The European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) was formally signed by the co-legislators, the European Council, and the European Parliament today. The Act will enter into force 20 days after publication in the EU Official Journal. Introduction to the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) ...
The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) is an essential regulatory framework designed to address the pressing challenges faced by the European Union (EU) in the strategic sectors of decarbonization, digitalization, and aerospace and defense. It aims to tackle the lack of secure and sustainable access...
“We are pleased to see the EU’s approval of the Critical Raw Materials Act and view this as a key milestone towards securing access to critical raw materials to support the energy transition. This announcement, in combination with the expected approval of the Environmental and Social Impact As...
Already now, since the proposal for a European Chips Act, together with the second Important Project of Common European Interest in microelectronics currently under assessment, which involves 20 Member States and dozens of participants, investment plans towards industrial deployment have reached €90 - ...
In the face of these challenges, the EU’s landmark Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) is “without teeth,” Burkhard Straube, chief executive officer of Norway-basedVianode, told Fastmarkets in an interview on Tuesday June 6. The CRMA officially came into effect on...
to fulfil this growing demand. In Europe, for the low carbon goal, several policies and regulations promote the development of green copper, such as the existing EU legislative framework for chemicals and products, the forthcoming EU Critical Raw Materials Act and the Net Zero Industry Act. ...
We realize that most of the medicines are being produced outside Europe, at least the starting materials. COVID-19 showed us that we depend on trade routes for availability of raw materials. Closures in one part of the world could impact medicines in our part of the world. I don’t ...
its strong industrial base and its diversified and competitive supply chains. However, in a few strategic sectors, it has been vulnerable due to high dependency on a very limited number of non-EU suppliers, especially in relation to raw materials. This is particularly apparent when it comes to...
"The EU's Critical Raw Materials Act has opened multiple financing sources from local European institutions to foster the development of strategic metals within Europe's boarders." Antimony, a vital component in everything from battery technologies to advanced military applicat...
Starting today and running until 13 December, the 9th edition of the Raw Materials Week will bring together a wide range of stakeholders from all over the world to move forward on the bloc’s initiatives in the field of raw materials. The week’s highlights […] Filed Under: Business, ...