To scale up the production of batteries for electric cars, companies will need to ensure access to a stable supply of all the necessary raw materials. The problem is; that, today, the main raw materials for the production of accumulators come from countries outside the European Union. This means that the nascent European battery industry will have to depend on other countries.
To reduce this dependency and ease the transition to mobile mobility, the European battery industry will have to depend on other countries. electric, it is essential that the European Union supports the development of the European battery value chain. Next week, the European Commission is expected to present the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), a set of regulatory proposals that will serve to ensure the availability of raw materials. of critical raw materials for European industries.
ACEA, the European Auto Manufacturers' Association, welcomes the forthcoming presentation of the Critical Raw Materials Act which will be held today. fundamental for the battery industry in Europe. However, the association goes further, proposing some necessary actions to strengthen the availability of the community. of critical raw materials.
THE PROPOSALS
Access to critical raw materials is essential. therefore essential for the establishment and proper functioning of the European EV battery value chain. For this reason, in view of the publication of the Critical Raw Materials Act, ACEA indicates six principleson which the European Union should base its strategy.
- Creating an investment-friendly environment for extraction, refining and recycling projects through low energy prices, rapid clearance, practical environmental standards, and employee retraining.
- Strengthen, through industrial policy measures, the capacity of the industrial sector. to remove barriers to the extraction, refining and processing of critical strategic raw materials.
- Improve security of supply and diversity of industries. sources of raw materials through free trade agreements and partnerships.
- Strengthening the role of the circular economy to increase the availability of raw materials; of secondary raw materials.
- Ensuring that access to critical raw materials, whether domestically sourced, externally sourced or through recycling methods, complies with international standards and adheres to sustainable practices that fully comply with human rights and the environment.
- Identify strategic projects in the areas of recycling, recovery and substitution of critical raw materials and ensure that these have access to finance, while supporting the development and implementation of innovative practices along supply chains.
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