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ie Seltene Erde Neodymoxid, fotografiert bei der Tradium GmbH in Frankfurt am Main am 05.11.2012. Neodym wird gebraucht zur Herstellung der besonders starken Neodym-Eisen- Bor-Magnete.Tradium ist nach eigenen Angaben einer der größten Händler für Technologiemetalle Europas. Foto: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

News | Industrial Decarbonization Accelerator Act

January 21st, 2026

Industrial Accelerator: Commission postpones law

The European Commission has postponed the Industrial Accelerator Act by one month. The distribution of strategic raw materials from European stocks could become a point of contention.

By Manuel Berkel

Feature | Diplomacy

December 8th, 2025

Wadephul in Beijing: Positive signals – but central lines of conflict remain

Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's trip to Beijing brought a new willingness to talk, but still no concrete relief for German industry. While China is once again sending benevolent signals regarding rare earths, the urgently needed export licenses for German companies have not been granted for the time being.

By Amelie Richter

RUSSIA, MOSCOW - SEPTEMBER 11, 2025: Employees disassemble household appliances collected for recycling at a facility of Ekotekhprom waste management company. Mikhail Tereshchenko TASS 83873991

Feature | Economic security

December 4th, 2025

Economic security: Commission wants to restrict exports of electronic waste

The EU Commission is planning restrictions on the export of permanent magnets to reduce the bloc’s economic dependencies. It wants to protect start-ups in high-risk sectors from hostile takeovers by third countries.

By Manuel Berkel

Feature | Economic security

December 3rd, 2025

Safety: EU Commission wants to restrict exports of electronic waste

The EU Commission is planning restrictions on the export of permanent magnets in order to reduce economic dependencies. The Commission wants to protect start-ups in high-risk areas from hostile takeovers from third countries.

By Manuel Berkel

News | Critical raw materials

December 1st, 2025

Rare earths: EU companies lose confidence

European companies in China are under pressure due to stricter export controls. One in three member companies are therefore already considering relocating their supply chains out of China.

By Amelie Richter

News | Europe

November 19th, 2025

Raw Materials Week in Brussels: EU mechanism for joint procurement launched

The EU is creating a joint procurement mechanism to make it easier for European companies to purchase strategic raw materials.

By Leonie Düngefeld

Nicola Beer ist Vizepräsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments und Berichterstatterin für den Critical Raw Materials Act.

News | EIB

November 14th, 2025

EIB Vice-chair: Competitiveness Fund should grant fewer subsidies

EIB Vice-President Nicola Beer has called on the Commission to adapt its draft for the Multiannual Financial Framework. Beer sees advantages for Europe in the global race for critical raw materials.

By Manuel Berkel and János Allenbach-Ammann

News | Rare earths

November 4th, 2025

Trade: Confusion over lifting of Chinese export controls for EU companies

While the US government assumes that US companies are exempt from all Chinese export controls on rare earths, the EU Commission only confirms the withdrawal of some Chinese export controls for EU companies.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

News | Critical raw materials

November 3rd, 2025

Commodities: G7 want more transparency in trade

In Toronto, the G7 environment and energy ministers agreed on plans to improve the supply of critical raw materials. In the energy industry, the focus is primarily on grids and artificial intelligence – and a material from the steel industry.

By Manuel Berkel

An excavator loads trucks with rare earth at a mine in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Simao city, southwest Chinas Yunnan province, 18 March 2008. The EU has demanded that China loosen its policy on sales of rare earth materials after the World Trade Organisation upheld a ruling that Beijings policies to limit raw material exports violated international trade rules. The case, brought in 2009 by the EU, US and Mexico, touches on one of the biggest sources of tension in the world trading system: the use of export restrictions to hoard raw materials for the use of domestic manufacturers.

News | Critical raw materials

October 30th, 2025

Raw materials: Energy association wants mining to be a green investment

The mining of rare earths and other raw materials is particularly harmful to the environment. Despite this, the European Initiative for Energy Security now wants to allow mining companies to issue green bonds — even though the sector is excluded from the EU taxonomy.

By Manuel Berkel