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Abbreviations

Al
Aluminium
Sb
Antimony
As
Arsenic
SBR 
Synthetic Rubber (Styrene-butadiene-rubber)
B
Boron
Sc
Scandium
Be
Beryllium
Si
Silicon
BF
Blast Furnace
Sm
Samarium
BRICS
Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
SME
Small and Medium sized Enterprises
C
Carbon
Ta
Tantalum
Ce
Cerium
Tb
Terbium
Co
Cobalt
Ti
Titanium
CRM
Critical Raw Material
Tm
Thulium
CRMA
Critical Raw Material Act
V
Vanadium
Cu
Copper
W
Tungsten
Dy
Dysprosium
W2E
Waste to energy
EAF
Electric Arch Furnace
WEEE
Electric and electronic waste
EE
Electric and electronic
Yb
Ytterbium
EEA 
European Economic Area
Y
Ytrium
EEC
European Economic Community
Zr
Zirconium
EIB
European Investment Bank
Lu
Lutetium
EOL-RIR
End Of Life - Recycling Input Rate
Mg
Magnesium
EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility
Mn
Manganese
Er 
Erbium
Nb
Niobium
Eu
Europium
Nd
Neodymium
EVE 
Electric Vehicle
Ni
Nickel
F
Fluorine
NIB
Neodymium Iron Boron magnet
Ga
Gallium
P
Phosphorous
Gd
Gadolinium
Pd
Palladium
Ge
Germanium
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
He
Helium
PGM
Platinum Group Elements
Ho
Holmium
ppm
parts per million
HREE
Heavy Rare Earth Elements
Pr
Praesodymium
ICE
Internal Combustion Engine
Pt
Plantinum
Ir
Iridium
Re
Rhenium
La
Lanthanum
REE
Rare Earth Elements
Li
Lithium
Rh
Rhodium
LREE
Light Rare Earth Elements
Sb
Antimony
Lu
Lutetium
SBR 
Synthetic Rubber (Styrene-butadiene-rubber)
Mg
Magnesium
Sc
Scandium
Mn
Manganese
Si
Silicon
Nb
Niobium
Sm
Samarium
Nd
Neodymium
SME
Small and Medium sized Enterprises
Ni
Nickel
SOFC
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
NIB
Neodymium Iron Boron magnet
Ta
Tantalum
P
Phosphorous
Tb
Terbium
Pd
Palladium
Ti
Titanium
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
Tm
Thulium
PGM
Platinum Group Elements
V
Vanadium
ppm
parts per million
W
Tungsten
Pr
Praesodymium
W2E
Waste to energy
Pt
Plantinum
WEEE
Electric and electronic waste
Re
Rhenium
Yb
Ytterbium
REE
Rare Earth Elements
Y
Ytrium
Rh
Rhodium
Zr
Zirconium