Revision of the EU Circular Economy Monitoring Framework Input from the European non-ferrous metals industry

Introduction - The EU Circular Economy Monitoring Framework, adopted in 2018, assesses the progress toward a more circular economy and its effectiveness at the EU and national level. The framework, including ten indicators covering four dimensions: i) production and consumption, ii) waste management, iii) secondary materials and iv) competitiveness and innovation, needs some modifications to show the actual situation, especially in view of the EU Green Deal ambition.

The EU non-ferrous metals industry delivering materials for the green and digital transitions actively contributes to the EU circularity objective. As achieving resource security and reducing dependencies becomes even more challenging, the monitoring framework needs to put measurements on an equal footing for every Member State, reflect the reality and avoid double counting.