Advanced materials for industrial leadership – a coordinated plan with Member States

On 27 February 2024, the European Commission published a Communication setting out a European strategy to ensure industrial leadership in advanced materials. Advanced materials are an important factor for the competitiveness of European industries and constitute crucial building blocks for the EU’s resilience and strategic autonomy. Moreover, they offer also a wealth of solutions for a successful implementation of the European Green Deal.

The demand for advanced materials is expected to significantly increase in the coming years. To maintain its global industrial leadership and achieve strategic autonomy, the EU should accelerate its research and technology development in advanced materials, scale up its innovation and manufacturing capacity and accelerate the industrial uptake of advanced materials.

With this opinion, the EESC will provide input to the European Commission on how to create a dynamic, secure and inclusive ecosystem for advanced materials in Europe that ensures our continent's leadership in this area and supports the competitiveness of EU industries.