International Platinum Group Metals Association
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 2025 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | EU-South Africa CTIP | SRC |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | EU-South Africa CTIP | — |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | PGM and Germanium | — |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Adam Romanowski Cabinet member | PGM and Germanium | — |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | PGM and Germanium | SRC |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Sandra Bartelt Principal Adviser | Exchange of views on critical minerals as topic of discussion in the context of the South African G20 Presidency. | SRC |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Sandra Bartelt Principal Adviser | Exchange of views on critical minerals as topic of discussion in the context of the South African G20 Presidency. | — |
Mission & Goals
The International Platinum Group Metals Association e.V. (IPA) is a non-profit association representing the worldwide leading mining, production and fabrication companies in the global platinum group metals (PGM) industry. The major aim of the organisation is to act as a platform for discussion and information exchange between its members and with the outside world. IPA monitors international regulatory developments and industry related topics such as trade, sustainability, environment, health & safety, and security and develops and communicates joint industry positions.
EU Legislative Interests
- Green Deal - Renewable Energy Directive RED II - Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability - Circular Economy Action Plan - Waste shipments and Circular economy - End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation - CO2 emissions standards for passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles - European vehicle emissions standards - Air Quality Package - Real Driving Emissions - EU conflict minerals / responsible sourcing - European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials - Recast of WEEE Directive - The Batteries Directive - Review of EU Waste Policy and Legislation - Waste Shipment Regulation - Raw Materials Initiative - Critical Raw Materials Act - Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe - Key Enabling Technologies - Strategic Transport Technology Plan - Strategic Energy Technology Plan - Materials Roadmap Enabling Low Carbon Energy Technologies - Industrial Accelerator Act - RESourceEU Action Plan
Communication Activities
Life Cycle Assessments for Platinum Group Metals Decarbonisation in the primary production of Platinum Group Metals Fuel cell vehicles to boost European competitiveness and the Green Deal Demonstrating real-world zero-impact pollutant emissions for Euro 7: AECC-IPA Euro 7 Technical Seminar and Driving Event Bilateral exchange on strategic stockpiling of CRMs
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Metals https://european-metals.eu/ European Raw Materials Alliance https://erma.eu/ European Clean Hydrogen Alliance https://www.ech2a.eu/ SCRREEN Expert Network on Critical Raw Materials https://scrreen.eu/
Organisation Members
IPA members https://ipa-news.com/ Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst AECC http://www.aecc.eu/ European Precious Metals Federation EPMF http://www.epmf.be/ International Precious Metals Institute IPMI https://www.ipmi.org/ German Precious Metals Federation https://www.edelmetalle.org/ Hydrogen Europe https://hydrogeneurope.eu/
Connected Legislation