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Industry dominates EU Critical Chemicals Alliance board

7/9/2026

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Industry firms control the EU Critical Chemicals Alliance, holding 13 of its 20 board seats.
The alliance, launched in January at Chemelot in the Netherlands, is industry-dominated and gives large producers influence over defining critical chemicals and subsidy eligibility, according to a report.
More than thirty civil-society groups have urged the commission to reform or close the alliance and tie any funding to strict detox conditions before the October deadline.

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Industry firms control the EU Critical Chemicals Alliance, holding 13 of its 20 board seats.
The alliance, launched in January at Chemelot in the Netherlands, is industry-dominated and gives large producers influence over defining critical chemicals and subsidy eligibility, according to a report.
More than thirty civil-society groups have urged the commission to reform or close the alliance and tie any funding to strict detox conditions before the October deadline.