Eurometaux (European Metals Association)

📢 Together with 26 other trade associations, Eurometaux calls for the effective implementation and transposition of the Corporate Sustainability #DueDiligence Directive (#CS3D). Our recommendations? ⤵    1️⃣ Conduct a thorough competitiveness assessment to address business needs and close any gaps before implementation.   2️⃣ Ensure timely adoption of guidelines and legislation, ideally at least 2 years before compliance is mandatory, or consider extending the transition period.   3️⃣ Promote harmonisation of rules across Europe to maintain competitiveness and prevent fragmentation of the Single Market.   ✅ This will be crucial to support Europe’s #competitiveness and reduce the regulatory burden on companies, while ensuring the respect of #sustainability principles throughout the entire value chain. 🔎 Read our statement here for more details: https://lnkd.in/dQZi5Twv

The energy⚡is still there after two days of #ECaBaM, the second in a series of workshops organised by Eurometaux to exchange with the European Chemicals Agency and key stakeholders along the whole battery value chain. These workshops ✏are meant to build capacity and exchange information and technical expertise on materials used in batteries in the context of the Art. 6 of the #BatteriesRegulation, where, with different stakeholders, we shared:    🔹Data insights: we explored the outcomes of the data-gathering survey that will inform ECHA’s mapping and substance list. 🔹Future challenges: we engaged in discussions around prioritization, waste and recycling -critical topics for ECHA’s ongoing work. 🔹Industry understanding: we delved into the key issues that battery producers and OEMs are facing, alongside the roles of inorganic and organic materials. 🔹Cooperation & expertise: we emphasized the importance of collaboration in expertise development and the early submission of relevant information.   Many thanks to Sharon McGuinness, European Chemicals Agency’s Executive Director for giving the opening speech and to ECHA for hosting us. We also appreciate the great engagement and collaboration with stakeholders who have joined us in Helsinki or on-line: European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), Cobalt Institute, International Manganese Institute (IMnI), EUCOBAT, International Lead Association, International Lithium Association (ILiA), Vanitec - Vanadium, ECGA (European Advanced Carbon and Graphite Materials Association), International Cadmium Assn, Cefic, RECHARGE – European Association of the Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Value Chain, Nickel Institute, International Zinc Association, AVERE, EUROBAT - Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers, EPTA GROUP, EBRA (European Battery Recycling Association)

⚡Exciting times at #RESource2024 in Amsterdam!   Our Energy and Climate Change Director, Adina Georgescu, just presented our report📝highlighting key barriers and innovative solutions to accelerate the adoption of Renewable Energy Supply Power Purchase Agreements (RES PPAs).   The panel sparked a dynamic discussion on the pivotal role of RES PPAs in the non-ferrous metals industry. A big thank you to RE-Source Platform for the collaboration, to Laurent Segalen for moderating, and to Alexander Strøm Arnesen, Annie Scanlan and Antonio Hernández García for sharing such valuable insights!   Together, we’re paving the way for a more sustainable🌍future!  #PPAs #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability

📢 New report out today on Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements: https://lnkd.in/dKYwp_je Our Energy & Climate Change Director, Adina Georgescu, will present the main findings during lunchtime event at the #RESource2024 in Amsterdam – do not miss it if you’re around there.   What’s in it?    The report highlights the barriers preventing non-ferrous metals from leveraging renewable electricity and offers actionable solutions to enhance the use of Renewable Energy Sources Power Purchase Agreements (RES PPAs) for our sector/non-ferrous metals.

🔄 Important insights for our Dutch-speaking network!   In a recent feature article in De Tijd, our Sustainability Director, Kamila Slupek, joins International Zinc Association's European Affairs Director Howard Winbow to discuss the crucial role of #zinc. They highlight how zinc not only protects infrastructure like solar and wind farms from corrosion but also serves as a carrier metal for #criticalrawmaterials such as germanium, gallium, and indium.   This article emphasizes why securing a European supply of zinc and its by-products is essential for the #energytransition.

We are excited to announce the re-election of Evangelos Mytilineos, Chairman and CEO at Metlen Energy & Metals, as President of Eurometaux for another two years: https://lnkd.in/dgpjNqTJ   As we navigate significant challenges and opportunities, our focus now turns to revamping Europe's industrial competitiveness and ensuring that the green and digital transitions go hand in hand with this priority. Under Mr. Mytilineos’ leadership, we’ve made strides in shaping the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, essential for our strategic autonomy and bringing the metals industry back to the forefront of EU policy. In the coming years, we’ll collaborate with policymakers to design and implement a Clean Industrial Deal, to secure globally competitive and decarbonized energy supply and address key legislative reforms to deliver growth for Europe. Together, we’re committed to a competitive and sustainable future for Europe’s metals industry! 💪

🗨 The International #ewasteday is now over, but let’s keep the conversation alive! Today, we’re thrilled to share insights from our Sustainability Director, Kamila Slupek, on the benefits of recycling e-waste. To truly harness the potential of our discarded electronics, we need to focus on three essential steps: 1️⃣ Ease access to waste that contains metals – better collection 2️⃣ Ensure proper sorting and treatment 3️⃣ Guarantee that materials are recycled in state-of-the-art facilities – maximum recovery By following these steps, we will not only enhance Europe’s self-sufficiency but also better protect our workers👷 and our planet 🌍

📢 Today, on International E-waste Day and in collaboration with WEEE Forum, we're shining a light on the e-waste we've collected from our office, devices that often end up forgotten but contain valuable materials that can be recycled multiple times without losing their properties.   Let’s commit to responsible e-waste disposal 🚮 and recycling ♻️. Together, we can recover critical raw materials and strengthen our strategic autonomy. Remember, your old devices📱can make a difference!   Join us in taking action. Share your own e-waste collections using #ewasteday and let’s turn waste into opportunity!

🤔Do you know that your electronic devices📱are an urban mine⛏️of metals? While they contain many critical raw materials, and other metals that are essential for our green and digital transitions, we are often failing to recover them, losing an opportunity to strengthen our strategic autonomy. We could tackle this situation and further develop our potential for metals recovery following three simple steps: 1️⃣ Collection: returning devices through an official takeback scheme 2️⃣ Treatment: proper dismantling and pre-processing 3️⃣ Recycling: using state of the art metal recovery facilities. At Eurometaux, and in collaboration with WEEE Forum, we are committed to raising awareness on this critical issue. Over the next few days, we will be sharing insights on how we can work together to improve e-waste collection and recycling and encourage the recovery of the raw materials that are necessary for our future. #ewasteday

Today, our Sustainability Director, Kamila Slupek, participated in the 2nd edition of Li-ION BATTERY EUROPE 2024. As a speaker on the panel focused on global regulatory implementation and its impact on battery markets, she shared the following insights:   📜 Regulatory challenges: battery production and recycling in the EU face numerous challenges and bottlenecks.   💶 Funding needs: there is an urgent need for adequate funding to support the growth of the European battery sector.   ⚫ Black mass: the complexities surrounding battery black mass and the challenges it presents.   🎯 EU Ambitions: the EU aims to expand from the Green Deal to the Clean Industrial Deal, paving the way for a more sustainable future.