Project description
Networking to secure rare earth elements
Raw materials are crucial to Europe’s economy and key to maintaining and improving our quality of life. But securing reliable access to certain raw materials is a growing concern. This is why the European Commission created a list of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs). The list includes rare earth elements cobalt and niobium. Europe’s CRM strategy was strengthened through an expert network built by the EU-funded SCRREEN project, which ended in 2020. Its successor, SCRREEN2, was launched to develop the SCRREEN expert network to cover all raw materials. Specifically, SCRREEN2 will develop the network and publish sector-oriented outlook reports analysing the future supply and demand of raw materials. The project will support the Commission in policymaking related to CRMs.
Objective
In order to secure the sustainable access to primary and secondary raw materials and particularly Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in the EU, there is a need for an expert advice to better understand the value chains of the raw materials screened in the CRMs assessment. Making this information freely available, through the SCRREEN knowledge database and the EC Raw Materials Information System, will support decision-making at the EU level on the CRM strategies.
In the continuation of SCRREEN, SCRREEN2 will develop and strengthen the SCRREEN expert network in order to cover all raw materials screened in the CRM 2020 assessment. The work was initiated in 2019 to support the EC (validation workshop and creation of an expert database). The SCRREEN network gathers today expertise on primary and secondary resources; production, including exploration, mining, processing, recycling and refining; substitution of CRM; raw materials markets; future demand and supply; materials flows; socio-economic analysis. It covers also strategic value chains and end-use sectors, including batteries, e-mobility, renewable energy, electronics, defence and aerospace.
Thanks to clustering and cooperation with other projects/initiatives, SCRREEN2 will develop this network to fill the existing gaps and to mobilize it on two axes through dedicated workshops. First, in order to improve data and knowledge on all screened raw materials, SCRREEN2 will update on a regular basis the raw materials factsheets. It will also publish sector-oriented outlook reports analysing the future supply and demand of raw materials, policy and technology gaps and innovation potential along the raw materials value chains. A work-plan, updated every 6 months, will allow SCRREEN2 to flexibly support the Commission in policy-making related to CRM in general or linked to specific applications or sectors; and to support as well the Commission in the organisation of relevant events.
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H2020-LOW-CARBON-CIRCULAR-INDUSTRIES-2020
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H2020-LCCI-2020-EASME-singlestage
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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08019 Madrid
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41300 LA RINCONADA (SEVILLA)
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09001 Burgos
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08019 Barcelona
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45060 Orleans
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3000 LEUVEN
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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02151 Espoo
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1190 Wien
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30655 Hannover
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4466-901 S.Mamede De Infesta
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S-75128 Uppsala
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1000 Ljubljana
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10557 Berlin
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80122 Napoli
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00196 Roma
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80686 Munchen
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1049 Bruxelles / Brussel
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N1 0QH London
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75011 Paris
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2721 Bad Fischau-Brunn
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157 80 ATHINA
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1930 Zaventem
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2289 DC Rijswijk
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20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
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02150 Espoo
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