Secondary materials – such as recycled waste and industrial by-products – can and will replace more and more virgin resources in a circular, resource-efficient, sustainable, future-proof EU-economy.
Due for adoption later in 2026, the EU Circular Economy Act has the potential to boost the EU economy, the material independence of its important supply chains, decarbonisation of industrial products and protection of natural resources through a functioning internal market for secondary raw material.
“A real circular economy will give Europe a sustainable competitive advantage,” said Anita Gianelli, Industry and Process Manager for at Eurima, the representative association of all major European mineral wool insulation producers. “Europe is well placed to become the global leader in recycling and circularity but still a lot needs to be done to address remaining bottlenecks and ensure the right policy-framework conditions. Therefore, the Circular Economy proposal will come…
