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| Through its 2025 Presidential Briefing last December, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (the “MCEE”) presented the “advancement of the transition to a circular economy” as a national priority mandate aimed at accelerating carbon neutrality. Accordingly, in the MCEE’s 2026 Key Policy Implementation Plan (the “Plan”) announced earlier this year, resource circulation was positioned as a core pillar for achieving both carbon neutrality and economic growth. |
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| Building on this trajectory, in January 2026, the MCEE finalized and announced the 2026 Key Policy Roadmap of the Resources Circulation Bureau (the “Roadmap”), setting forth more concrete and action-oriented implementation measures. The Roadmap focuses on reinforcing the progress made since the current administration’s inauguration in establishing resource-circulation frameworks for key materials—such as plastics and batteries—and on expediting the transition to a circular economy as a means of realizing carbon neutrality. The major initiatives contained in the Roadmap include, among others, (ⅰ) establishing a comprehensive and finely integrated nationwide system for resource circulation, (ⅱ) strengthening the structural foundations of the circular economy by facilitating effective circular use, and (ⅲ) articulating a national vision for a sustainable circular economy. |
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| This newsletter outlines the key elements of the Roadmap, which will be rolled out in earnest beginning in 2026, and the implications for industry. |
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