EU CRMA · Critical Raw Materials Act
EU 2030 supply-security benchmarks: 10% extraction / 40% processing / 25% recycling, with no more than 65% dependence on one third country. These are Union-level benchmarks, not a direct import quota for every company.
Industries: Li / Co / Ni / Rare earth / Semicon
- 2024.05.23CRMA enters into force
- 2024–2030Strategic-project recognition + domestic capacity build-out
- 持续Critical-materials list updated on a rolling basis
- 2030★Targets: 10% extraction / 40% processing / 25% recycling, ≤ 65% from any single third country
AMT: Traceability · Carbon-Link · DPP
Overview
- Full name
- Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) · Regulation (EU) 2024/1252
- Authority
- European Commission + member states
- Effective
- In force 2024.05.23 · critical-materials list updated on a rolling basis
- Scope
- Strategic raw materials (lithium / cobalt / nickel / rare earths …) + a broader critical-materials list
- Mechanism
- Strategic-project status + supply-chain diversification + domestic capacity targets (10% extraction / 40% processing / 25% recycling)
CRMA is the EU strategic framework for critical-raw-material supply security. By 2030, the Union aims for 10% extraction, 40% processing and 25% recycling in the EU, while no single third country should supply more than 65% of annual Union consumption of a strategic raw material at a relevant processing stage. This is a Union-wide diversification benchmark, not a hard purchasing cap for each company. Large companies manufacturing specified strategic technologies with strategic raw materials must perform a supply-chain risk assessment at least every three years and have it reviewed by their board; it is not an annual public disclosure duty for every large company.
Timeline
From entry into force to key milestones — every compliance checkpoint.
- 2024.05.23CRMA enters into force
- 2024–2030Strategic-project recognition + domestic capacity build-out
- 持续Critical-materials list updated on a rolling basis
- 2030Targets: 10% extraction / 40% processing / 25% recycling, ≤ 65% from any single third country
Who must comply
Self-check across industry, scale and export scope.
Downstream sectors needing critical materials: battery / PV / wind / data centres / defence.
Do you sell to or source from the EU strategic / critical materials or products containing them?
Large companies manufacturing specified strategic technologies with strategic raw materials must assess supply-chain risk at least every three years.
Key requirements
Meet these core requirements to comply and access the market.
Diversification benchmark: the ≤65% single-country figure is an EU-wide 2030 benchmark, not a direct purchasing quota for each company.
Strategic projects: eligible projects gain fast-track permitting and funding support.
Circularity: the EU uses recycling capacity equal to 25% of annual consumption as a 2030 Union-level benchmark, supported through policy and strategic projects.
Risk assessment: qualifying large companies perform supply-chain stress testing and risk assessment at least every three years, with board review.
AMT product mapping
Precisely matched from the 13-product matrix to cover this regulation end to end.
Resources & official docs
FAQ
How does CRMA directly affect Chinese exporters?
EU customers will require disclosure of critical-materials origin and diversification, favouring traceable, low-concentration chains; materials traceability becomes a market-access and bidding factor.
What does “rolling update” mean here?
The strategic / critical materials lists aren’t fixed once; the EU periodically adds or removes items by supply risk and technology, so companies must monitor changes continuously.
How does CRMA stack with the Battery Regulation and CBAM?
They overlap heavily: the Battery Regulation needs due diligence, CBAM needs embedded emissions, CRMA needs origin diversification. A unified traceability base lets you collect once and reuse across all three.