A CRMA demand metric for strategic raw materials consumed in processed form by Union-established undertakings.
Annual consumption of strategic raw materials is a Union demand-side metric. It measures strategic raw materials consumed by Union-established undertakings in processed form, while excluding strategic raw materials already incorporated in intermediate or final products placed on the Union market.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 12. The metric is about undertakings established in the Union and strategic raw materials in processed form; it excludes strategic raw materials incorporated in intermediate or final products placed on the Union market and is not product-level material content.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
an aggregate of the amount of strategic raw materials consumed by undertakings established in the Union in processed form, excluding strategic raw materials incorporated in intermediate or final products placed on the Union market
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 12
Use annual consumption of strategic raw materials when comparing demand, capacity and supply-risk evidence under the CRMA. It helps separate Union demand for processed strategic raw materials from product-level composition records, strategic stock, offtake agreements and capacity metrics.
Consumption metrics are easy to confuse with product composition or purchase volumes. For Minespider-style evidence, annual consumption of strategic raw materials should sit in the demand-planning layer: it informs supply-risk and capacity context, but it does not identify the material content of a specific battery, component or shipment.