A CRMA capacity metric for maximum annual production volumes of Union-based processing operations for strategic raw materials.
Union processing capacity measures the Union’s capacity to transform strategic raw materials after the extraction-site stage. The CRMA separates this bucket from near-site processing included in Union extraction capacity, so it should be read as a distinct processing-capacity metric.
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
Use Union processing capacity when assessing refining, separation, smelting or other transformation capacity for strategic raw materials in the Union. It helps keep refinery and processing evidence distinct from extraction-site capacity, recycling capacity and downstream manufacturing output.
The processing-capacity boundary is important because many supply-chain records use “production” loosely. For Minespider-style data models, Union processing capacity should point to the transformation stage that makes materials economically usable, not to the mine site, recycling operation or finished-product factory.