With the RESourceEU Action Plan, the European Commission is
providing a key industrial policy impetus to secure critical raw
materials in Europe. The plan combines billions in funding
opportu-nities with new regulatory requirements for companies along
the entire value chain. This will par-ticularly affect industry,
the recycling sector and the renewable energy sector. The following
arti-cle classifies the objectives, funding targets, and regulatory
implications of RESourceEU and shows how companies can already
prepare themselves.
With the so-called RESourceEU Action Plan, the European
Commission (EU Commission) presented a key component of its raw
materials and industrial policy on 3 December 2025. The aim is to
secure the EU's long-term supply of critical raw materials such
as rare earths, lithium, cobalt and other strategic metals. At the
same time, the circular economy and recycling capacities in Europe
are to be significantly expanded.
