MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Nyrstar Netherlands (Holdings) B.V.

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Nyrstar Netherlands (Holdings) B.V. appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€25,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Nyrstar is an international producer of critical minerals and metals essential for a low carbon future. With a market leading position in zinc and lead, Nyrstar has mining, smelting and other operations located in Europe, the U.S. and Australia and employs approximately 4,000 people. Its Corporate Office is based in Budel-Dorplein, the Netherlands. The company’s operations are located close to…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats444%
Renew Europe333%
European Conservatives & Reformists222%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
1
2024
1
2025
5
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Bart Groothuis
2 meetings · Renew
Mohammed Chahim
2 meetings · S&D
Bruno Tobback
2 meetings · S&D
Sander Smit
1 meeting · ECR
Kris van Dijck
1 meeting · ECR

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Apr 2026Bruno TobbackNyrstar Balen Transformation Project
7 May 2025Jeannette BaljeuAdministrative burdens for businesses
22 Jan 2025Sander SmitENVI
22 Jan 2025Bart GroothuisRaw materials supply chain EU
16 Jan 2025Kris van DijckGreen Industrial Deal
7 Jan 2025Bruno TobbackWorking visit to Nyrstar and specific European and Belgian issues regarding supply of critical raw materials
4 Oct 2024Bart GroothuisCritical raw materials
6 Apr 2023Mohammed ChahimCRMA
12 Oct 2022Mohammed ChahimFF55

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