On Thursday 14 September, the European Parliament will vote on the report by Nicola Beer (Renew Europe, German) on the Critical Raw Materials Act. The text was adopted by the Committee on Industry (ITRE) on 7 September (see EUROPE B13245A1). Among the few amendments tabled before the plenary vote was the EPP’s request to add aluminium to the list of strategic raw materials.
A group of business representatives recently launched an appeal to that effect (see EUROPE B13244A13), which...