The Commission has designated 106 strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) overall.
On 9 October 2026, the Commission approved a second list of strategic projects under the CRMA in the EU.
For additional information on the EU strategic projects approved in 2026, please see the
- Commission Decision C(2026)8051
- Annex to the Decision
- Press release
- Overview of the 46 new EU strategic projects under the CRMA
The Commission officially approved the first list of strategic projects under the CRMA in the EU on 25 March 2025 and the first list of strategic projects outside of the EU on 4 June 2025. Please see this annex and press release for further information on EU strategic projects approved in 2025.
See this annex and press release for further information on strategic projects outside of the EU (approved in 2025). Use the map below to browse through each project by its location or per approval year on a regional level.
You can also search the projects using the table further down this page.
If you would like to know more about the 16 raw materials that are extracted, processed, recycled and substituted in these projects, take a look at the factsheets linked at the bottom of this page.
