EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform - Raw Materials Mechanism

With the Raw Materials Mechanism, we are sending a clear signal to the industry: we are committed to supporting their efforts to diversify and to ensure security of supply of raw materials. These are critical building blocks for Europe's long-term competitiveness.

The Raw Materials Mechanism addresses one of the key challenges of our industry: the supply of strategic raw materials.

The mechanism aims to support industry to find immediate options to diversify their supply chains and to support the development of new strategic raw materials projects.

From green and digital technologies to aerospace and defence, all European industries will be able to benefit from the Raw Materials Mechanism and connect with new suppliers, financial or investment partners.

Benefits

For European off-takers

Find suppliers for any of the 17 strategic raw materials under the Critical Raw Materials Act
Aggregate your demand and cooperate with other European off-takers to leverage the size of the Union's market
Access global supplies from both European and international players
Find stockpiling services providers

For European and global suppliers

Engage with off-takers from all over Europe
Engage with financial institutions to develop your production projects
Publish your investment projects and find co-development partners

For financial institutions

Display your financial products to off-takers and suppliers
Consult matches of demand and supply (subject to participants' consent)
Engage with potential clients to support their projects

For strategic raw materials projects

Find potential off-takers for your projects
Access higher volume of demand thanks to aggregation
Connect with financial institutions
Find co-development partners

Raw Materials Mechanism's activities are organised around rounds

All rounds are planned and organised by the European Commission.

Diversification rounds

European off-takers can demand raw materials for the immediate diversification of their supply chains

Project development rounds

Any Strategic Project or raw materials projects established in the EU will be able to find commercial partners.

Storage/stockpiling

European off-takers will be able to connect with storage providers in order to manage their own stocks.

Results are shared with participants at the end of the round.
No involvement of the European Commission in commercial negotiations.

Products

all 17 Strategic Raw Materials under the Critical Raw Materials Act (Annex 1):

Bauxite/alumina/aluminium
Bismuth
Boron — metallurgy grade
Cobalt
Copper
Gallium
Germanium
Lithium — battery grade
Magnesium metal
Manganese — battery grade
Graphite — battery grade
Nickel — battery grade
Platinum group metals
Rare earth elements for permanent magnets (Nd, Pr, Tb, Dy, Gd, Sm, and Ce) and permanent magnets
Silicon metal
Titanium metal
Tungsten

Geographical scope: European off-takers / European and global suppliers

The Raw Materials Mechanism will connect off-takers of strategic raw materials with suppliers and storage solutions. It will also enable demand aggregation and joint purchasing by industry, thereby supporting European resilience, diversification and competitiveness.

Connecting European off-takers with European and global suppliers

Supporting strategic raw materials project development

Connecting European off-takers with stockpiling solutions