A CRMA boundary term for raw-materials value-chain activities up to the point where a raw material becomes an input for manufacturing intermediate or final products.
Raw materials supply chain is a material-flow scope term within the raw materials value chain, not the same as the full product value chain. It should describe where a material comes from, how it moves through extraction, processing, recycling, trading, and use up to the point where it becomes an input for manufacturing.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 25. The term stops at the point where a raw material is used as an input for manufacturing intermediate or final products, so it should be read as a CRMA raw-materials boundary rather than a generic end-to-end product value-chain definition.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
all activities and processes of the raw materials value chain up to the point where a raw material is used as an input for the manufacturing of intermediate or final products
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 25
Reviewed public draft page. Aligns with CRMA capacity/supply-chain policy: separates extraction, processing, recycling, demand baselines, material flows, exploration stages, and strategic-stock evidence.
Implementation records should capture supplier identifier, material flow, processing stage, country link, facility or project link, material form, transfer event, operator role, risk flag, certification/evidence file, and downstream customer or use link.
Raw materials supply chain is the material-flow control for CRMA evidence. It should link material identity, actors, countries, facilities, stages, and evidence so supply-risk and resilience claims are built from traceable flows rather than supplier lists alone.