# Union adopts the Critical Raw Materials Act

Date: 2024

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 sets benchmarks for extraction, processing and recycling. [Breton](/people/thierry-breton)’s industrial shop shepherded it. Adoption is co-legislative.

## People

- Thierry Breton: https://factrail.ai/people/thierry-breton

## Drivers

- Industrial-Policy Activism: https://factrail.ai/drivers/industrial-policy-activism

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/eu-critical-raw-materials-act-2024-04-11/
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1252

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-crm-act-2024