Critical Raw Material Value Chains Facility
The activities under this facility will focus on the EU list of critical and strategic raw materials as set out in annex II of the Critical Raw Materials Act and will cover the entire raw materials value chain (exploration, extraction, processing, refining, recycling) as well as the surrounding enabling environment (skills, training, infrastructure, transport, energy etc.). The facility has a global scope and will cover countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, as well as the EU neighbourhood. A focus will be on i) countries with whom the EU has already signed a strategic partnership (Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Chile, Argentina, DRC, Zambia, Greenland, Rwanda, Uzbekistan) and on ii) countries of interest for a future partnership (Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda) as well as iii) countries identified by EU services as especially interesting due to evolving EU geopolitical and industrial interest such as the Western Balkans. Costs related to activities incurred in other countries may also be eligible, as long as they are considered necessary to contribute to the overall objective outlined above
| Component | Activity nr. |
| Y1 | Y2 | Y3 |
| 1 | 1 | Development of local intelligence and business networks -> Number of meetings facilitated between EU and local companies | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2 | Studies to identify potential or assess alternative investment opportunities -> Number of studies conducted | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Design and delivery of training modules on each CRM and their value chain -> Number of trainings modules developed and training events delivered | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | Organisation of EU Business Missions to EU priority countries -> Number of business missions to strategic partnership countries | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Reinforce B2B ties between EU, local and international companies -> Number of matchmaking events with new business ties created | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | Promote EU participation and EU visibility in mining conferences and events -> Number of international mining event with EU presence | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Identify and advise on raw materials value chains investment opportunities -> Number of investment opportunities assessed | 15 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | Facilitate investments in raw materials value chains projects -> Number of investment opportunities with involvement of EU industry facilitated | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | Support in the identification of concrete actions for the Roadmaps -> Number of Roadmaps developed with the facility's input | 3 | 2 | 1 |