Reference documents

Reference documents

• Communication on commodity markets and raw materials - COM(2011) 25 final
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the 'Processing and exploitation, for economic and environmental purposes, of industrial and mining waste deposits in the European Union (Own-initiative opinion)' CCMI/087 26 October 2011 (EESC website, Eurlex website )
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee  on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on 'Tackling the challenges in commodity markets and on raw materials (COM(2011) 25 final)'  CCMI/091 14 July 2011 [124 KB]
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the 'Access to secondary raw materials (scrap iron, recycled paper, etc.) (own-initiative opinion)' CCMI/078 17 February 2011 [102 KB]
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Non-energy mining industry in Europe’ (2009/C 27/19) 3 February 2009
• Communication on the Raw Materials Initiative "Meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in Europe" - COM(2008) 699 final [125 KB]
• Staff Working Document accompanying the Communication - SEC(2008) 2741 [225 KB]
• Staff Working Document: "Analysis of the competitiveness of the non-energy extractive industry in the EU" - SEC(2007) 771 [1 MB] 

Links to related information and documentation on raw materials

• Study on Data Needs for a Full Raw Materials Flow Analysis – Final Report - RPA September 2012 [6 MB]
• Study on Data Needs for a Full Raw Materials Flow Analysis – Annexes to the Final Report (A-E) - RPA September 2012 [8 MB]
• Study on the Feasibility of Introducing a Certification Scheme/Standard for Recycling Treatment Facilities – RPA November 2012 [5 MB]
• Study of the University of Leoben on Minerals Planning Policies and Supply Practices in Europe (November 2004) - extended summary [201 KB] and full study [2 MB]
• Reference documents on "Mining, metals and minerals"
• Reference documents on "Wood, paper and printing"
• The Luleå Declaration [240 KB] - A response to the Raw Materials Initiative, October 2009
• Madrid Raw Materials Declaration 2010  [389 KB]
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Non-energy mining industry in Europe’ (2009/C 27/19) 
• World Mining Data
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE / UNFC and Resource Classification

EU-U.S. Expert Workshop on Raw Material Flows & Data, 12-13 September 2012

Summary document : EU-U.S. Expert Workshop on Raw Material Flows & Data [84 KB]  

Workshop presentations

• Diana Bauer, U.S. Department of Energy: Elements of a Critical Materials Early Warning System [2 MB]
• Diana Bauer, U.S. Department of Energy: Critical Materials Strategy 2011 [2 MB]
• EuroGeoSurveys, The Geological Surveys of Europe: Geological Surveys' Vision for Improving pan European Geological Knowledge [14 MB]
• Milan Grohol, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation: Potential for a pan-European knowledge base on resources and reserves [715 KB]
• Christian Hagelüken, UMICORE: Towards bridging the materials loop: How producers and recyclers can work toghether [915 KB]
• Christer E. Hammarlund, M.Sc. D.M.S., DG CONNECT, International Relations Officer: Importance of Critical Raw Materials for the Future Success of the EU ICT Sector [2 MB]
• Dr. Corina Hebestreit, Euromines: EU Potential for Mining CRMs - State of Play [4 MB]
• Stephen Henley/Ruth Allington, Pan-European Reserves & Resources Reporting Committee/European Federation of Geologists: Reserves classification systems around the world [2 MB]
• Peter Kunze, European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA): Raw materials - challenges and solutions for the future? [591 KB]
• Lucia Mancini etc., European Commission, Joint Research Centre: Criticality in the life cycle of goods and services - methods, data, and insights into their supply, use and end of life [2 MB]
• Dr. Georg Mehlhart, Öko-Institut e.V.: Better tracking of materials in waste - European Environmental law and raw material policies [3 MB]
• Larry Meinert, U.S. Geological Survey: Overview of Critical Materials – the view from the USA [8 MB]
• Larry Meinert, U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Resources Supply & Information with a Focus on Rare Earth Elements [2 MB]
• Malwina Nowakowska, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry: Defining Critical Raw Materials in the EU - Information Gaps and Available Solutions [2 MB]
• William Sonntag, USEPA Office of International & Tribal Affairs: Organizing Collections Across Governments Deploying Data for Non Energy Productivity Analysis and Indicators  [233 KB]
• Dr. Luis A. Tercero Espinoza, Coordinator of Business Unit Systemic Risks, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI: How could the EU's methodology for defining critical raw materials be enhanced? [2 MB]
• Vangelis Tzimas, European Commission, Joint Research Centre: Materials Information System (MIS) for Strategic Energy Technologies [3 MB]

Links to some relevant EU co-funded research projects

• ABSORBNET
• EO-MINERS 
• ERA-MIN
• EuroGeoSource
• ExPerl
• Freecats
• GEO-SEAS
• HYDROWEEE
• I²Mine
• IMPACTMIN
• IRCOW
• PanGeo
• Polinares
• ProMine
• SNAP-SEE

Member States - strategies and policy papers

• Austria [4 MB]  with link
• Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands [3 MB]
• Finland  
• France 
• Germany
• Greece -  policy [3 MB] and industry [4 MB]
• Netherlands [101 KB]
• Portugal [299 KB]
• United Kingdom  [2.2 MB]