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Abbreviations

Al
Aluminium
As
Arsenic
B
Boron
Be
Beryllium
BF
Blast Furnace
BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
C
Carbon
CAGR
Compound Annual Growth Rate is a way to measure the average annual growth rate of a market over a period of time.
Ce
Cerium
Co
Cobalt
CRM
Critical Raw Material
CRMA
Critical Raw Material Act
Cu
Copper
DRI
Direct Reduction Plants
Dy
Dysprosium
EAF
Electric Arch Furnace
EEE
Electric and electronic
EEA
European Economic Area
EEC
European Economic Community
EIB
European Investment Bank
ELV
End Of Life Vehicle
EOL-CR:
End Of Life – Collection Rate
EOL-RR:
End Of Life – Recycling Rate
EOL-R
End Of Life – Recovery Rate
EOL-RIR
End Of Life – Recycling Input Rate
EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility
Er
Erbium
Eu
Europium
EV
Electric Vehicle
F
Fluorine
Ga
Gallium
Gd
Gadolinium
Ge
Germanium
He
Helium
Ho
Holmium
HREE
Heavy Rare Earth Elements
ICE
Internal Combustion Engine
Ir
Iridium
La
Lanthanum
LED
Light Emitting Diode
Li
Lithium
LREE
Light Rare Earth Elements
Lu
Lutetium
Mg
Magnesium
Mn
Manganese
Nb
Niobium
Nd
Neodymium
Ni
Nickel
NIB
Neodymium Iron Boron magnet
P
Phosphorous
Pd
Palladium
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PGM
Platinum Group Elements
ppm
parts per million
Pr
Praesodymium
Pt
Plantinum
Re
Rhenium
REE
Rare Earth Elements
Rh
Rhodium
R, D & I
Research, development and innovation
RSM
Rate of secondary material
Sb
Antimony
SBR
Synthetic Rubber (Styrene-butadiene-rubber)
Sc
Scandium
Si
Silicon
Sm
Samarium
SME
Small and Medium sized Enterprises
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Ta
Tantalum
Tb
Terbium
Ti
Titanium
Tm
Thulium
TRL
Technological Readiness Level
V
Vanadium
W
Tungsten
W2E
Waste to energy
WEEE
Electric and electronic waste
Yb
Ytterbium
Y
Ytrium
Zr
Zirconium