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27th of February 2017
STRADE publishes policy brief on EU raw material import flows
STRADE's policy brief 02/2017 analyses the European import flows of metals in various processing states and the connections with specific environmental and socio-economic issues in resource-rich countries.
27th of February 2017
STRADE publishes policy brief on minerals and metals from non-EU countries
STRADE's policy brief 01/2017 examines the role and responsibility of European institutions to positively influence the environmental and social conditions of raw materials production in non-EU countries.
30th of December 2016
STRADE publishes policy brief on voluntary initiatives, principles and criteria on socio-economic sustainability in mining
STRADE's policy brief 09/2016 reviews socio-economic principles and criteria in voluntary and legally non-binding initiatives with particular relevance for the ore mining sector.
Eurometaux’s Proposals for the Raw Materials Initiative, jointly prepared with Öko-Institut e.V. now online
13th of July 2010 by Stefanie Degreif
In June Eurometaux and Öko-Institut e.V. launched the jointly prepared report addressing the industrial proposals to the Raw Materials Initiative of the European Commission .
The Raw Material Initiative of the European Commission was launched in 2008 and during the course of the year 2010 a progress report will be published.
Eurometaux, the EU Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association, commissioned Öko-Institut e.V., an independent research and consultancy organisation for sustainable development, to elaborate jointly with Eurometaux’s members a document supporting the Raw Material Initiative and providing concrete proposals whereby to improve and, whenever possible, guarantee, access to raw materials for EU industry. In total 10 proposals have been drafted and agreed within the industry as follows:
1. Improved enforcement of the waste shipment regulation to avoid illegal shipment of waste
2. Customs identification of second-hand goods
3. End -of Waste Concept
4. Certification of pre-processors, refiners and recyclers of waste and secondary raw materials
5. Shipping of complex materials to BAT-recycling plants in Europe: “Best of two worlds” approach
6. Improve collection schemes, their management, and access to the materials collected and to recycling
7. Eco Leasing – A product of service
8. Data on recycling
9. Research on recyclability
10. Economic viability of recycling
The full report with more details is available as download here:
http://www.resourcefever.org/publications/reports/Final%20EM_OEKO_report_RMI_2010%2006%2014-1.pdf
In addition some of Eurometauxs Members prepared three case-story providing more detailed information and Eurometaux’s secretariat prepared a sheet indicating trade related actions.
1.
CASE STORY ON RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES, prepared by UMICORE and RECHARGE
2.
CASE STORY ON COPPER SCRAP AND WEEE prepared by AURUBIS
3.
CASE STORY ON ALUMINIUM APPLICATIONS prepared by HYDRO
4.
EUROMETAUX “TRADE” ACTION
The case stories and the document on trade action is available as dowload here:
http://www.resourcefever.org/publications/reports/Eurometaux_OEKO_proposals_RMI_case%20studies2.pdf