EU safety rules for chemicals will hamper quest for critical minerals industry, top miners say

Proposed EU safety regulations for chemicals may hinder the growth of a domestic critical minerals sector essential for the energy transition, according to industry groups including Anglo American and Rio Tinto. They argue that stringent rules could deter investment and deepen reliance on China, jeopardizing Europe’s 2030 targets for mineral extraction and processing while warning that current policies may lead to further deindustrialization.

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