ACLARA RESOURCES

EU Legislative Interests

CRMA For Strategic Raw Materials (SRMs), the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) mandates that 10% of the EU’s annual consumption must be mined domestically, 40% must be processed domestically, and 25% of all processing waste and end-of-life (“EOL”) scrap must be recycled domestically by 2030. Moreover, the EU may not source over 65% of any SRM from a single nation. Among other notable provisions, the EU Commission will monitor supply risks and perform stress tests every three years going forward, or if significant risks are detected, and will regularly monitor, coordinate and assess strategic stockpiles of raw materials. Furthermore, the CRMA directs EU member states to develop national mineral exploration programs for CRMs, which alone could boost exploration and development activity on the continent to unprecedented levels. To guide industry development, the EU Commission will publish projections of the expected annual consumption of each of the 34 CRMs for the years 2030, 2040 and 2050, with the first expected within 18 months of the act coming into law. Moreover, the Commission will streamline permitting for supply chain development projects and establish a system to facilitate offtake agreements. On Wednesday, March 12 the European Commission is organising the next Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Coalition of the Willing for Latin America and the Caribbean meeting in Brussels. For some time these meetings have gathered representatives of the public, private and finance sector in an attempt to rally key stakeholders around investment opportunities along the CRM value chain. Whereas previous meetings gathered a larger crowds in a public setting, now they plan to gather a selected group of financiers around specific projects (4-5 in total). This means just the project promoter and potential financiers. The idea is to have the project promoter present the project, their interest to link up with the EU as well as their finance needs. After this a structured exchange would follow with the present financiers. The meetings will moderated by EIT InnoEnergy/EIT Raw Materials who are now entrusted to support our work to get CRM projects off the ground. They will also bring in reflections on possible EU offtake. Stockpiling policy The EU stockpiling policy is part of a new Stockpiling Strategy under the Preparedness Union framework adopted in 2025. Its main objective is to ensure that essential supplies are available during major crises. The strategy addresses risks such as pandemics, natural disasters, cyberattacks, energy disruptions, and geopolitical conflict. It focuses on securing goods like food, water, fuel, medicines, medical equipment, and critical raw materials. The policy aims to strengthen supply chain resilience across Europe and reduce shortages in emergencies. Member States remain primarily responsible for managing their own national stockpiles. The European Commission plays a coordinating role through an EU Stockpiling Network. The EU is also expanding shared reserves through initiatives such as rescEU. Partnerships with logistics providers and the private sector are encouraged to ensure rapid delivery of supplies.

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

https://www.aclara-re.com/about-aclara

Organisation Members

https://www.aclara-re.com/about-aclara