The Critical Raw Materials Alliance welcomes the objectives of the forthcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) and its ambition to move away from the traditional one-way model of resource extraction, production, and disposal toward a genuinely circular economy. This initiative has the potential not only to drive sustainability but also to reinforce the Single Market and strengthen Europes resilience.
CRM
Critical Raw Materials Alliance
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 686065593660-60
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
6
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #612 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
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EP accreditations
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2024
in the register since
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Critical Raw Materials Alliance filed 6 positions between 9 Jul 2020 and 29 Jul 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 6 times.
2020 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
Brussels, 19 April 2023 CRM Alliance Position Paper on the Critical Raw Materials Act Introduction The Critical Raw Materials Act is an important step for Europe’s ambition to secure a competitive domestic value chain for critical and strategic raw materials. The CRM Alliance welcomes the proposal, and the ambition Europe has for the raw materials industry sector.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Brussels, 22 November 2022 CRM Alliance Position Paper on the Critical Raw Materials Act The CRM Alliance (CRM-A) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal of a legislative action for critical raw materials (CRMs) – the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRM Act) – and would like to make the following comments: • Expediting permitting processes Permitting is one of the main obstacles companies face when…
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
The Critical Raw Materials Alliance (CRM-A) represents primary producers, traders and associations of raw materials that the Commission has determined to be critical to the EU economy (CRMs). Several CRMs and their derivates are key components in batteries.
The Critical Raw Materials Alliance (CRM Alliance) welcomes the initiative to develop an Advanced Materials Act (AMA) as a valuable addition to the EUs broader framework for industrial competitiveness, innovation, and resilience. We strongly support efforts to strengthen Europes technological leadership and to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable, circular, and low-carbon economy.
The Critical Raw Materials Alliance represents primary producers, traders and associations of raw materials that the European Commission has determined to be critical to the EU economy (CRMs). The Critical Raw Materials Alliance welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions initiative on the establishment of a European Critical Raw Materials Centre (CRM Centre).
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