The new rules on critical raw materials will enable the EU to diversify its sources of imports and increase extraction, processing and recycling in member states. The EU's demand for base metals, ...

From Li-ion batteries and electric vehicles to drones and solar panels, nearly all clean technologies depend on critical raw materials, such as lithium, nickel and cobalt. As the demand for these ...

The Council and the European Parliament today reached a deal on the proposed regulation establishing a framework to ensure a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, better known as ...