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The European Commission has presented a revised list of critical raw materials. The 2014 list includes 13 of the 14 materials identified in the previous list of 2011, with only tantalum moving out of the list due to a lower supply risk.

Six new materials – borates, chromium, coking coal, magnesite, phosphate rock, and silicon metal – appear on the list, bringing the number up to 20 raw materials which are now considered critical by the Commission. The other 14 raw materials are antimony, beryllium, cobalt, fluorspar, gallium, germanium, indium, magnesium, natural graphite, niobium, platinum group metals, heavy rare earths, light rare earths, and tungsten.

European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship, commented: “The Commission, in co-operation with EU member states and stakeholders, is taking a wide range of measures to implement this strategy. These include a reinforced Raw Materials Diplomacy and trade policy, fostering sustainable supply within the EU, and boosting resource efficiency and promoting recycling. The EU list we presented today aims at contributing to the implementation of the EU industrial policy and to ensure that European industrial competitiveness is strengthened.”