# Union adopts the Critical Raw Materials Act

Date: 2024

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of 11 April 2024 sets benchmarks for extraction, processing, and recycling of critical raw materials and for reducing single-supplier dependence. The Commission proposed the Act as part of the industrial-climate package.

## People

- Ursula von der Leyen: https://factrail.ai/people/ursula-von-der-leyen

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/raw-materials/areas-specific-interest/critical-raw-materials/critical-raw-materials-act_en
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1252

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-critical-raw-materials-act-2024