Securing Europe's access to critical raw materials

for a competitive and resilient industry.

Europe's climate, digital, defence and industrial ambitions depend on a secure, sustainable and competitive supply of critical raw materials. In a rapidly evolving global landscape, ensuring well functioning and diversified supply chains is essential to support industrial development and reduce overreliance on single regions such as Asia.

The European Union needs a strong, coherent and predictable critical raw materials policy to deliver on its strategic objectives and support industrial competitiveness.

The Critical Raw Materials Alliance brings together industry stakeholders to contribute expertise, promote effective policymaking, and support the development of resilient and sustainable raw materials ecosystems.

Our objectives

Strengthen the resilience of the supply chains

Support the development of resilient raw materials value chains, from extraction to processing and recycling by shaping public policy towards the sector.

Enhance the understanding, reputation and recognition of the sector

Improve the perception o the critical raw materials industry among policy makers and society, highlighting its essential in achieving the EU's industrial, climate and strategic objectives.

Ensure an effective dialogue between industry and policymakers

Provide a direct and structured channel for engagement with policymakers, enabling coordinated industry input and a strong, united voice in policy development.

About Us

The CRM Alliance was created by industry to advocate the importance of CRMs for the European economy and to promote a strong European CRM policy. It is a representative body of primary producers, traders and associations of CRMs and an observer at the European Commission.

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Critical Raw Materials

Critical Raw Materials are the building blocks of our modern society. These materials are used in a wide range of commercial, government and life-saving technologies and hold the key to many future applications. CRMs will move ideas from research to products in commerce.

Events

In order to promote the importance of critical raw materials to policy-makers, the CRM Alliance organises bi-annual political luncheon events to discuss the issues affecting the CRM industry. Our members directly express concerns to European and international policy-makers.

The CRM Alliance stands ready to contribute its technical expertise and industry insights to the development of RESourceEU. We share the Commission’s vision of a more secure, competitive, and autonomous Europe and urge that RESourceEU combine strong financing instruments, predictable regulation, and fair-trade safeguards to make that vision a reality.

Please find our recommendations for the RESourceEU Initiative here.

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The CRM Alliance is composed of trade associations and companies representing substances that are defined as "critical" by the European Commission or are considered to be defined as such in the future.

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Securing Europe's access to critical raw materials

Strengthen the resilience of the supply chains

Support the development of resilient raw materials value chains, from extraction to processing and recycling by shaping public policy towards the sector.

Enhance the understanding, reputation and recognition of the sector

Improve the perception o the critical raw materials industry among policy makers and society, highlighting its essential in achieving the EU's industrial, climate and strategic objectives.

Ensure an effective dialogue between industry and policymakers

Provide a direct and structured channel for engagement with policymakers, enabling coordinated industry input and a strong, united voice in policy development.

CRM Alliance Statement on the RESourceEU Initiative

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Join Us ​ The CRM Alliance is composed of trade associations and companies representing substances that are defined as "critical" by the European Commission or are considered to be defined as such in the future.

Join Us

The CRM Alliance is composed of trade associations and companies representing substances that are defined as "critical" by the European Commission or are considered to be defined as such in the future.