News
30th of March 2016
Bo2W synthesis report is now available
The final Bo2W project report is now available in English and German on the project website.
This synthesis report combines the comprehensive project activities, project outcomes, identified implementation barriers and proposals for how to overcome the barriers.
All published documents within the Bo2W project can be found here: http://www.resourcefever.org/project/global_circular_economy_of_strategic_metals.html
19th of January 2016
STRADE Project begins
The Horizon 2020 project Strategic Dialogue on Sustainable Raw Materials for Europe (STRADE) held its kickoff meeting with project core partners and EC representatives in Darmstadt, Germany. Partners discussed project goals.
European Commission published the report "critical raw materials for the EU"
8th of July 2010 by Stefanie Degreif
In June the European Commission published the report "critical raw materials for the EU". This report analyses a selection of 41 minerals and metals. In line with other studies the report puts forward a relative concept of criticality. Based on a criticality methodology calculations are made regarding the economic importance and supply risk of the 41 materials. The Group lists 14 raw materials as critical due to their high relative economic importance and to high relative supply risk. The 14 critical raw materials are (in alphabetical order): Antimony, Beryllium, Cobalt, Fluorspar, Gallium, Germanium, Graphite, Indium, Magnesium, Niobium, PGMs (Platinum Group Metals), Rare earths, Tantalum, Tungsten. In the end the Group gives recommendations for continuing with this issue.
You can find this report on the European Commission-Homepage - Departements and service - Enterprise and Industry - Policy highlights - raw materials - critical raw materials.