A CRMA capacity metric for Union-based recycling operations that produce secondary raw materials from strategic raw-material waste streams.
Union recycling capacity measures the Union’s ability to recover strategic raw materials through recycling operations. The definition includes sorting and pre-treatment of waste and processing into secondary raw materials, which keeps it tied to circular supply rather than primary extraction or ordinary waste handling alone.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 11. It covers recycling operations for strategic raw materials after re-processing, including the sorting and pre-treatment of waste and its processing into secondary raw materials, located in the Union.
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 volume of recycling operations for strategic raw materials after re-processing, including the sorting and pre-treatment of waste, and its processing into secondary raw materials, located in the Union
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 11
Use Union recycling capacity when assessing how recycled strategic raw materials contribute to CRMA supply security. It is relevant for connecting recycling operations, secondary raw material outputs and recycled-content evidence without treating collection, preparation or recycled-content claims as the same thing.
Union recycling capacity sits at the intersection of circularity and critical-material supply. For Minespider-style evidence, it helps separate the facility or system capacity to produce secondary raw materials from the later product-level claim that a battery or component contains recycled content.