Role: This is the website of the EU ‘SCRREEN’ project. This began in December 2016 and has yet to report. This has the objectives of establishing an EU Expert Network that covers the whole value chain for present and future critical raw materials. This network will be set up as a permanent forum for policy-makers, industry and society who are interested or are involved in raw materials. SCRREEN will look into approaches that ensure the viability and sustainability of the network after the project ends to make it a long-lasting structure. The study will analyse pathways and barriers for innovation, and identify the solutions for overcoming these barriers. These should enable technology breakthroughs, substitution options, new resources (primary, secondary, urban mines) etc. The regulatory, policy and economic framework will also be studied for the development of these technologies; identify related gaps/barriers and limitations; and propose ways to move forward, while looking at end of life issues, especially for waste electrical and electronic equipment or waste batteries. The objective is to lift barriers and ultimately boost the creation of new markets in Europe, inducing job and wealth creation.