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January 26, 2024
The Rare Earth Industry Association Announces the Publication of Product Category Rules for Rare Earths
Brussels, Belgium – January 26, 2024
The Rare Earth Industry Association (“REIA” or the “Association”) is pleased to report that EPD International has this week published a Product Category Rules (“PCR”) document on rare-earth concentrates, oxides, metals, and magnets. REIA developed the document in collaboration with Minviro, who moderated a committee of rare-earth-industry stakeholders, including REIA members, to formulate the PCR.
The PCR provides instructions for how life-cycle assessments (“LCAs”) should be conducted for rare-earth products, from mine to oxide production, oxide to metal conversion, and metal to magnet manufacturing. The goal of developing PCRs is to ensure consistency and comparability of LCA results for products within the same category, which allows for meaningful comparison between products based on their environmental performance.
Dr. Badrinath Veluri, President of REIA, commented, “I am very pleased that the hard work of the PCR team has finally come to fruition via the publication by EPD International of this document, with REIA’s Research Fellow Dr. Neda Bahremandi leading the Association’s efforts in this regard”. Dr. Veluri added that “this has been the first of its kind effort of the whole industry and I would like to thank especially REIA members who were part of the committee as well as the known industry experts and REE process specialists who contributed to the development of this standard”.
The PCR can be found at www.environdec.com.
About the Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA)
The Rare Earth Industry Association (“REIA” or the “Association”) is a global, Belgium-based not-for-profit organisation founded in 2019. REIA’s mission is to serve, promote and advance the sustainable development of the global rare-earth-element (“REE”) value chain. The Association’s more than 80 members are drawn from across the entire REE value chain, including public and private companies, research and academic institutions, government entities, policy makers and other stakeholders. REIA is currently developing a framework and guidelines to help standardise ESG reporting accepted by upstream, midstream and downstream participants. The Association provides its members with a platform for networking and benchmarking; for making their voice heard by policy makers, regulators and other key stakeholders; for finding potential partners and collaborators; for accessing and sharing data, information and best practices; and gaining visibility and highlighting their engagement towards a more sustainable supply chain.
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