Towards a greener, more competitive Europe
"Europe’s resilience and economic strength depend on secure and sustainable access to critical raw materials. At the EIB, we are working with partners across the EU and beyond to develop a reliable, responsible, and environmentally sustainable value chain—ensuring that our industries and societies have the resources they need to thrive."
We rely on critical raw materials in our everyday lives. They are used in everything from smartphones to electric vehicles to batteries for storing clean energy. They are defined as raw materials of high economic importance for the European Union, with a high risk of supply disruption due to their concentration of sources and lack of good, affordable substitutes. The European Commission has identified 34 materials that are critical to Europe’s economy, 17 of which are considered strategically important. Examples include lithium, copper and germanium.
We offer a range of products and services that strengthen the European Union’s critical raw materials value chain. We focus on everything from mining and processing to recycling and developing substitutes, in line with EU priorities under the Critical Raw Materials Act.
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