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Abbreviations

Al
Aluminium
As
Arsenic
B
Boron
Be
Beryllium
BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
C
Carbon
CAPEX
Capital expenditures
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
ELV
Life Vehicle
EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility
Er
Erbium
Eu
Europium
EV
Electric Vehicle
F
Fluorine
Ga
Gallium
Gd
Gadolinium
Ge
Germanium
He
Helium
HIPS
High Impact Poly Styrene
Ho
Holmium
HREE
Heavy Rare Earth Elements
ICE
Internal Combustion Engine
Ir
Iridium
La
Lanthanum
Li
Lithium
LREE
Light Rare Earth Elements
Lu
Lutetium
Mg
Magnesium
Mn
Manganese
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSWI
Municipal Solid Waste Incineration
Nb
Niobium
Nd
Neodymium
Ni
Nickel
NIB
Neodymium Iron Boron magnet
OPEX
Operational expenditures
P
Phosphorous
Pd
Palladium
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PGM
Platinum Group Elements
ppm
parts per million
Pr
Praseodymium
Pt
Platinum
Re
Rhenium
REE
Rare Earth Elements
Rh
Rhodium
Sb
Antimony
Sc
Scandium
Si
Silicon
Sm
Samarium
Ta
Tantalum
Tb
Terbium
Ti
Titanium
Tm
Thulium
V
Vanadium
W
Tungsten
WEEE
Electric and electronic waste
Yb
Ytterbium
Y
Yttrium