Commission Decision (EU) 2025/840 of 25 March 2025 recognising certain critical raw material projects as Strategic Projects under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2025) 1904)

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2025/840
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The projects listed in the Annex are recognised as Strategic Projects.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings:

Project Promoter

Promoter address

Project Name

1

Eramet

10, Boulevard de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, France

Ageli

2

RIO NARCEA RECURSOS S.A.

Monesterio a Cala, S/N, 06260, Monesterio (Badajoz), Spain

Aguablanca Project

3

Solvay Chimica Italia Spa

Rosignano Marittimo, Via Piave 6, Italy

Alpha Project

4

Tokai COBEX savoie

244 rue des Epicéas, Notre Dame-de-Briançon - La Léchère, France

BAM4EVER (Phase I&II)

5

Savannah Lithium Unipessoal, Lda

Rua 5 de Outubro, N o  26 5460-304 Boticas, Portugal

Barroso Lithium Project

6a

European Bauxites

51st km National Road Lamia Amfissa, 331 00 Fokida, Greece

BAUX-EU

6b

Metlen Energy and Metals

Greece; 8 Artemidos str, Maroussi - Athens, Attiki 15125, Greece

GALLANT, LEADER

7

CAREMAG SAS

129 rue de Servient - Tour Part-Dieu, 69003 Lyon, France

CAREMAG

8

Euro Manganese Inc

709-700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1G8, Canada

Chvaletice Manganese Project

9

Geomet s.r.o.

Skolni 299, Mstisov, 417 03 Dubi, Czech Republic

Cínovec lithium project

10

Atlantic Copper SLU

Avda. Francisco Montenegro, s/n. 21001 Huelva, Spain

CirCular

11

UP Catalyst

Akadeemia tee 23, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia

CO2 Graphite

12a

IMERYS Lithium France

43 Quai de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, France

Emili processing

12b

IMERYS Ceramics France

43 Quai de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, France

Emili extraction

13

NGC Battery Materials GmbH

Reinhard-Heraeus-Ring 27, 63801 Kleinostheim, Germany

European Initiative for Strategic and Sustainable Graphite Production

14

Umicore

Watertorenstraat 33, 2250, Olen, Belgium

GePETO

15

Sibanye-Stillwater Sandouville Refinery

5059 ROUTE INDUSTRIELLE, 76430 SANDOUVILLE, France

GALLICAM

16

Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd.

Kemirantie 15, 67900, Kokkola, Finland

Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd

17

ORANO Batteries

Quai à Pondéreux Ouest, Route du Terminal, 59.279 Loon-Plage, France

Hydrometallurgy

18

Jervois Finland Oy

Metallitehtaantie 48, 67900 Kokkola, Finland

Jervois Finland Cobalt Refinery Expansion Project

19

Keliber Technology Oy

Toholammintie 496, 69600 Kaustinen, Finland

KELIBER LITHIUM

20

Terrafame Ltd

Malmitie 66, 88120 Tuhkakylä, Finland

Kolmisoppi

21

LITHIUM IBERIA, S.L.

Polígono Industrial San José Obrero, s/n, 10820, Cañaveral (Cáceres), Spain

Las Navas

22

Itelyum Regeneration SpA

Via Tavernelle 19, 26854 Pieve Fissiraga, Lodi, Italy

LIFE-22-ENV- IT- INSPIREE

23

Lifthium energy, S.A.

R. Silval 37 12° piso, 2780-373 Oeiras, Portugal

Lift One

24

Rock Tech Guben GmbH

Balcke-Dürr-Allee 9, 40882 Ratingen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Lithium Hydroxide Converter Guben

25

MagREEsource

209 Route des Béalières 38360 Noyarey, France

MagFactory

26

RECURSOS MINERALES DE GALICIA, S.A.

Paseo Independencia n o 21, 3 o Piso. 50001 Zaragoza, Spain

MINA DOADE PROJECT

27

ABENÓJAR TUNGSTEN S.L.

Ayala Street n o  10, 4 o Left, Spain

Mining project El Moto

28

Northvolt Revolt AB

Alströmergatan 20 SE-112 47 Stockholm, Sweden

NorthCYCLE

29

SOMINCOR

Santa Barbara de Padroes, 7780-409 Castro Verde, Portugal

Semblana, 3 RD SILO, LOMBADOR North Phase 2

30

Iberian Resources Spain

Finca La Parrilla, 10132 Almoharin, Caceres, Spain

P6 Metals

31

Elemental Strategic Metals Sp. z o.o.

05-825 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Traugutta 42a Street, Poland

POLVOLT

32

Cobre las Cruces S.A.U.

CTRA 3410, KM 4.100. 41860. GERENA. SEVILLA, Spain

Polymetallic primary sulphite project

33

Portovesme srl

Piazzale dei Caduti della Montagnola, 72, 00144 Roma, Italy

Portovesme CRM Hub

34

PCC Thorion GmbH

Moerser Str. 149, 47198 Duisburg, Germany

ProHiPerSi

35

Fortum Battery Recycling Oy

Sepänkatu 12, 29200 Harjavalta, Finland

Project Fortum Hydromet

36

Mkango Resources Ltd.

550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900. Vancouver, BC. Canada, V6C 0A3

Pulawy Rare Earths Separation Plant

37

Circular Materials s.r.l.

Viale delle Industrie 20, 20040 Cambiago (MI) Italy

RECOVER-IT

38

LKAB (Luossavaara-Kirunavaara AB)

Varvsgatan 45, Luleå, Sweden

ReeMAP Project: Malmberget, Lulea Industrial Park, Per Geijer

39

Umicore

Broekstraat 31 Rue du Marais, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

ReGAIN

40

Lusorecursos Portugal Lithium S.A.

Rua Direita, n.30, 5470-251, Montalegre, Portugal

Romano Mine

41

Euro Sun Mining Inc.

198 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 1J2, Canada

Rovina

42

Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd.

17 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1N 6RA, United Kingdom,

Sakatti

43

Societatea Națională a Sării S.A.

Calea Victoriei nr. 220, etaj 4, sector 1, Bucuresti, CP, 10099, Romania

SALROM Baia de Fier

44

Talga AB

Södra Kungsgatan 5B, 97235 Luleå, Sweden

Talga Natural Graphite ONE

45

Verde Magnesium SRL.

21 Vointei Street, ground floor, District 5, Bucharest, Romania

Verde Magnesium

46

Viridian Lithium

9 rue de la Krutenau, 67000 Strasbourg, France

Viridian Lithium

47

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH

Amalienbadstrasse 41, Bau 54, 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany

Zero Carbon Lithium

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX LIST OF STRATEGIC PROJECTS

ANNEX

LIST OF STRATEGIC PROJECTS

(1)

Ageli is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in France. The project promoted by Eramet aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(2)

Aguablanca project is an ongoing extraction project in Spain. The project promoted by Rio Narcea Recursos S.A. aims to contribute to the supply of cobalt, platinum group metals, copper and nickel (battery grade).

(3)

Alpha Project is an ongoing recycling project in Italy. The project promoted by Solvay Chimica Italia Spa aims to contribute to the supply of platinum group metals.

(4)

BAM4EVER (Phase I&II) is an ongoing processing project in France. The project promoted by Tokai COBEX savoie aims to contribute to the supply of graphite (battery grade).

(5)

Barroso Lithium Project is an ongoing extraction project in Portugal. The project promoted by Savannah Lithium, Unipessoal, Lda. aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(6)

BAUX-EU, GALLANT and LEADER project is an ongoing integrated project consisting of one extraction (BAUX-EU) and two processing components (GALLENT and LEADER) in Greece. The project promoted by Metlen Energy & Metals and European Bauxites aims to contribute to the supply of bauxite/alumina/aluminium and gallium.

(7)

CAREMAG is an ongoing processing project in France. The project promoted by Caremag SAS aims to contribute to the supply of rare earth elements for magnets and boron (metallurgy grade).

(8)

Chvaletice Manganese Project is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in Czechia. The project promoted by Euro Manganese Inc aims to contribute to the supply of manganese (battery grade).

(9)

Cínovec lithium project is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in Czechia. The project promoted by Geomet s.r.o. aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(10)

CirCular is an ongoing recycling project in Spain. The project promoted by Atlantic Copper SLU aims to contribute to the supply of copper, nickel and platinum group metals.

(11)

CO2Graphite is an ongoing processing project in Estonia. The project promoted by UP Catalyst OU aims to contribute to the supply of graphite (battery grade).

(12)

EMILI is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in France. The project promoted by IMERYS Ceramics France and IMERYS Lithium France aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(13)

European Initiative for Strategic and Sustainable Graphite Production is an ongoing processing project in France, Namibia and Germany. The project promoted by NGC Battery Materials GmbH aims to contribute to the supply of graphite (battery grade).

(14)

GePETO is an ongoing processing project in Belgium. The project promoted by Umicore aims to contribute to the supply of germanium.

(15)

GALLICAM is an ongoing processing project in France. The project promoted by Sibanye-Stillwater Sandouville Refinery aims to contribute to the supply of nickel (battery grade), cobalt, lithium (battery grade), graphite (battery grade), manganese (battery grade) and copper.

(16)

Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd is an ongoing processing project in Finland. The project promoted by Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd aims to contribute to the supply of graphite (battery grade).

(17)

Hydrometallurgy is an ongoing recycling project in France. The project promoted by Orano Batteries aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade), cobalt, nickel (battery grade), manganese (battery grade) and graphite (battery grade).

(18)

Jervois Finland Cobalt Refinery Expansion Project is an ongoing processing project in Finland. The project promoted by Jervois Finland Oy aims to contribute to the supply of cobalt.

(19)

KELIBER LITHIUM is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in Finland. The project promoted by Keliber Technology Oy aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(20)

Kolmisoppi is an ongoing extraction project in Finland. The project promoted by Terrafame Ltd. aims to contribute to the supply of nickel (battery grade) and cobalt.

(21)

Las Navas is an ongoing extraction project in Spain. The project promoted by Lithium Iberia S.L. aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(22)

LIFE22-ENV- IT-INSPIREE is an ongoing recycling project in Italy. The project promoted by Itelyum Regeneration SpA aims to contribute to the supply of rare earth elements for magnets.

(23)

Lift One is an ongoing processing project in Portugal. The project promoted by Lifthium energy S.A. aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(24)

Lithium Hydroxide Converter Guben is an ongoing processing project in Germany. The project promoted by Rock Tech Guben GmbH aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(25)

MagFactory is an ongoing recycling project in France. The project promoted by MagREEsource aims to contribute to the supply of rare earth elements for magnets.

(26)

MINA DOADE PROJECT is an ongoing extraction project in Spain. The project promoted by Recursos Minerales de Galicia S.A. aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(27)

Mining Project El Moto is an ongoing extraction project in Spain. The project promoted by Abenojar Tungsten S.L. aims to contribute to the supply of tungsten.

(28)

NorthCYCLE is an ongoing recycling project in Sweden. The project promoted by Northvolt Revolt AB aims to contribute to the supply of manganese (battery grade), lithium (battery grade), graphite (battery grade), nickel (battery grade) and cobalt.

(29)

Lombador North Phase 2, Semblana and 3rd SILO project is an ongoing integrated project consisting of two extraction (Lombador North Phase 2 and Semblana) and one processing components (3 rd SILO) in Portugal. The project promoted by SOMINCOR aims to contribute to the supply of copper.

(30)

P6 Metals is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in Spain. The project promoted by Iberian Resources Spain aims to contribute to the supply of tungsten.

(31)

POLVOLT is an ongoing recycling project in Poland. The project promoted by Elemental Battery Metals SP. z.o.o. aims to contribute to the supply of nickel (battery grade), copper, cobalt, lithium (battery grade), platinum group metals and manganese (battery grade).

(32)

Polymetallic primary sulphide project is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in Spain. The project promoted by Cobre las Cruces S.A.U. aims to contribute to the supply of copper.

(33)

Portovesme CRM Hub is an ongoing recycling project in Italy. The project promoted by Portovesme s.r.l. aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade) and manganese (battery grade).

(34)

ProHiPerSi is an ongoing substitution project in Germany. The project promoted by PCC Thorion GmbH aims to contribute to the substitution of graphite (battery grade).

(35)

Project Fortum Hydromet is an ongoing recycling project in Finland. The project promoted by Fortum Battery Recycling Oy aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade), graphite (battery grade), copper, nickel (battery grade) and cobalt.

(36)

Pulawy Rare Earths Separation Plant is an ongoing processing project in Poland. The project promoted by Mkango Resources Ltd. aims to contribute to the supply of rare earth elements for magnets.

(37)

RECOVER-IT is an ongoing recycling project in Italy. The project promoted by Circular Materials s.r.l. aims to contribute to the supply of copper, nickel (battery grade) and platinum group metals.

(38)

ReeMAP Project: Malmberget, Per Geijer and Lulea Industrial Park is an ongoing integrated project consisting of two extraction (Malmberget and Per Geijer) and one processing components (Lulea Industrial Park) in Sweden. The project promoted by Luossavaara-Kirunavaara AB (LKAB) aims to contribute to the supply of rare earth elements for magnets.

(39)

ReGAIN is an ongoing substitution project in Belgium. The project promoted by Umicore aims to contribute to the substitution of germanium.

(40)

Romano Mine is an ongoing extraction project in Portugal. The project promoted by Lusorecursos Portugal Lithium S.A. aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(41)

Rovina is an ongoing extraction project in Romania. The project promoted by Euro Sun Mining Inc. aims to contribute to the supply of copper.

(42)

Sakatti is an ongoing integrated extraction and processing project in Finland. The project promoted by Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd. Aims to contribute to the supply of cobalt, platinum group metals, copper and nickel (battery grade).

(43)

SALROM Baia de Fier is an ongoing extraction project in Romania. The project promoted by Societatea Națională a Sării S.A.aims to contribute to the supply of graphite (battery grade).

(44)

Talga Natural Graphite ONE is an ongoing extraction project in Sweden. The project promoted by Talga AB aims to contribute to the supply of graphite (battery grade).

(45)

Verde Magnesium is an ongoing extraction project in Romania. The project promoted by Verde Magnesium SRL aims to contribute to the supply of magnesium metal.

(46)

Viridian Lithium is an ongoing processing project in France. The project promoted by Viridian Lithium aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).

(47)

Zero Carbon Lithium is an ongoing extraction project in Germany. The project promoted by Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH aims to contribute to the supply of lithium (battery grade).