EU selects 46 new raw materials projects, with recycling in focus
By Ryan Harrison and Oscar Pandiello ( October 9, 2026, 08:05 GMT | Insight) -- The EU has selected 46 new strategic raw materials projects to strengthen industrial supply chains and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers. Together with earlier selections, they could meet the bloc’s 2030 capacity benchmarks for lithium and rare earths, although gaps remain for other materials, according to the European Commission. More than half of the new projects involve recycling.Forty-six critical raw materials projects have been selected for strategic status under EU legislation aimed at securing industrial supplies and reducing dependence on foreign producers, the European Commission said Friday....
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