Europe is expanding battery recycling as part of its strategy to reduce dependence on imported critical raw materials, including lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite. As demand for electric vehicles
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Europe is strengthening its rare-earth supply strategy through recycling projects designed to recover permanent magnets from electric motors, electronics and other end-of-life equipment. The investments aim to reduce reliance on
Europe’s critical raw materials industry is moving beyond pilot projects and policy ambitions towards a broader investment cycle, as established metals producers and specialist recyclers develop facilities to recover strategic
The Netherlands is emerging as a strategic centre for Europe’s secondary raw materials industry, with four recycling projects covering batteries, copper, aluminium and electronic waste receiving Strategic Project status from
The Netherlands is expanding its role in Europe’s critical raw-materials industry through four recycling projects selected as Strategic Projects under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) in October 2026.
KGHM, Aurubis and Mitsubishi Materials are expanding their involvement in secondary copper processing as Europe develops a supply chain combining primary mine production with recycling of electronic waste, scrap and
European battery-materials policy is increasingly incorporating recycling alongside mining and chemical processing as the European Union seeks to reduce dependence on external suppliers of lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite.
European rare-earth recycling projects are moving towards industrial production as the region seeks to recover materials from end-of-life equipment and strengthen its permanent-magnet supply chain. The initiatives complement investments in
Europe’s critical-minerals recycling industry is moving towards large-scale investment as established metals producers and specialist developers advance facilities to recover strategic materials from waste. The European Commission’s latest selection under
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