Recital 34

(34) The automotive sector is also one of the biggest users of aluminium, representing more than 40 % of Union total demand, and the use is increasing. The current uptake of recycled aluminium in new vehicles is low. In order to contribute to lowering the carbon footprint linked to the production of new vehicles and support the move of the automotive industry towards climate neutrality, reduce energy consumption and costs, and enhance resilience by reducing dependencies on primary raw materials supplies, it is appropriate to increase the uptake of recycled aluminium in vehicles. To that end, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a minimum share of aluminium and its alloys recycled from post-consumer waste in vehicle types and, if applicable, from pre-consumer waste, present in and incorporated into vehicle types. The establishment of a future target should be preceded by a dedicated study by the Commission covering all relevant technical, environmental and economic factors linked to the feasibility of such target. In order to supplement certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of aluminium and its alloys recovered from post-consumer waste and, if applicable, from pre-consumer waste present in and incorporated into the vehicle type.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.