European Commission Plans Policy Review On Recycling, Recovery of Raw Materials

摘要

The European Union should respond to increasing global competition for minerals, metals, and other raw materials by pursuing legislative and other initiatives to boost large-scale recycling, according to plans scheduled for publication by the European Commission at the beginning of 2011.rnIn a draft strategy paper obtained by BNA, the Commission said an "unforeseen surge in demand for raw materials," such as cobalt, copper, and silver that are used in advanced manufacturing, had led to "increasing challenges on the global markets," such as price hikes and distortions as some countries seek to limit exports.