A CRMA capacity metric for maximum annual production volumes of Union-based processing operations for strategic raw materials.
Union processing capacity is a midstream capability metric and not the same capacity bucket as Union extraction capacity. It is about converting extracted or imported inputs into usable processed materials inside the Union, not about mine output or recycled feedstock alone.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 9. It covers processing operations for strategic raw materials located in the Union, while excluding such operations that are typically located at or near the extraction site.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
an aggregate of the maximum annual production volumes of processing operations for strategic raw materials, excluding such operations that are typically located at or near the extraction site, located in the Union
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 9
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 facility identifier, processing stage, input material, annual output, operator, Member State, technology route, capacity basis, unit of measure, feedstock source, and link to annual-consumption benchmark.
Union processing capacity is the processing-capacity control for CRMA evidence. It should connect facilities, stages, inputs, outputs, technologies, annual volumes, and the 40% benchmark so processing resilience is not inferred from extraction or recycling figures.