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Critical Raw Materials for the European Union
News
| 22 September 2017
The European Commission issued a communication dated 13/9/2017 to the European Parliament, Council and Regional Committee, in which it presented an updated list of 27 critical raw materials (Critical Raw Materials – CRM) for the European Union, following previous communications that established 14 CRMs in 2011 and 20 in 2014.
| 2017 CRMs (27) | |||
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Antimony |
Fluorspar |
LREEs |
Phosphorus |
|
Baryte |
Gallium |
Magnesium |
Scandium |
|
Beryllium |
Germanium |
Natural graphite |
Silicon metal |
|
Bismuth |
Hafnium |
Natural rubber |
Tantalum |
|
Borate |
Helium |
Niobium |
Tungsten |
|
Cobalt |
HREEs |
PGMs |
Vanadium |
|
Coking coal |
Indium |
Phosphate rock |
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