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EU critical raw materials strategic projects

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The European Commission has selected 46 strategic projects across 16 member states to bolster the European Union’s supply chains for critical raw materials. These initiatives are designed to meet the objectives of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), which seeks to ensure the EU covers at least 10% of annual consumption through extraction, 40% through processing, and 25% through recycling by 2030. The selected projects projects, chosen from 102 applications, involve various stages an estimated investment of the value chain, including 21.1 billion euros. The portfolio includes eight extraction, 11 processing, 19 recycling, and eight integrated initiatives. Targeted materials include lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, graphite, magnesium, tungsten, and rare earths, which are vital for the defense, aerospace, battery, electric vehicle, and wind energy sectors. The initiative requires an estimated investment of 21.1 billion euros and aims to reduce industrial dependence on non-EU countries, particularly China. Copper has emerged as a major strategic priority, with 19 of the 46 projects focusing on the metal to support the energy transition. Recent designations include two lithium mining projects in eastern Germany operated by Neptune Energy in Salzwedel and Zinnwald Lithium in Zinnwald-Georgenfeld. These projects are intended to benefit from accelerated permitting and improved access to financing to support domestic extraction goals. In Poland, specific projects include KGHM Polska Miedź’s development of the Retków-Grodziszcze copper deposit and a copper and nickel recycling initiative. TDM Electronics is managing the Urban Mining project to recover metals such as copper, aluminum, germanium, and platinum group metals. Additionally, Poland is participating in the international CRM4Defence project, led by the Italian company Leonardo, to recover materials for the defense industry.

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