Govt must protect raw materials supply, says EEF

MANUFACTURING body the EEF is calling for more government action to protect the supply of raw materials.

Working with Friends of the Earth it wants an “office for resource management”, a task force to review recycling rates, and a ban on recyclable materials being sent to landfill and incinerators.

The EEF says its recent survey found 80% of senior manufacturing executives considered limited access to raw materials was already a business risk and a threat to growth. For one in three companies it was their top risk.

David Ost, EEF North West region director, said: “We live in an age where global demand for resources is surging with prices on an upward trend and concerns about shortages mounting.

“Whilst the government’s Resource Security Action Plan was a step in the right direction, it falls short of meeting the challenges we will face when obtaining new resources will become more difficult and costly.”