Raw materials are crucial for Europe’s green and digital transformation. To secure Europe’s future, we must build a resilient, sustainable supply chain for critical raw materials and advanced materials within Europe. Innovation in mining, materials processing, and recycling is essential to Europe’s industrial independence and underpins high-quality job creation and economic growth, and the vision of the green transition.

Europe’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRM Act) sets ambitious goals for domestic production, processing, and recycling. To achieve these goals by 2030, Europe must:

• Increase domestic mining to supply at least 10% of Europe’s Critical Raw Materials’ needs.
• Expand processing capacity to cover 40% of Europe’s demand.
• Accelerate recycling efforts to reclaim 25% of end-of-life products.