“While demand for critical raw materials is projected to increase drastically, Europe heavily relies on imports, often from quasi-monopolistic, third-country suppliers,” the European Commission said in a statement. "The EU needs to mitigate the risks for supply chains related to such strategic de...
“While demand for critical raw materials is projected to increase drastically, Europe heavily relies on imports, often from quasi-monopolistic, third-country suppliers,” the European Commission said in a statement. "The EU needs to mitigate the risks for supply chains related to such strategic de...
The European Commission will sign a strategic partnership with Australia on critical raw materials, a source familiar with the matter told Euractiv, as the EU continues its drive to secure access to these materials from sources other than China. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...
The assurance of future raw materials supply to the EU mineral industry has become, in recent years, one of the most important tasks of the EU Commission. It is focused on creation a new mineral policy within the EU zone. One of the starting points for this activity was identification of ...
Often described as the oil of the 21st century, raw materials like metals and rare earths are considered crucial to the digital and green transition. In order secure access to these materials, the European Commission announced the launch of a Critical Raw Materials Act, due in the first quarter...
“While demand for critical raw materials is projected to increase drastically, Europe heavily relies on imports, often from quasi-monopolistic, third-country suppliers,” the European Commission said in a statement. "The EU needs to mitigate the risks for supply chains related to such strategic de...
Last week, the European Commission unveiled the Critical Raw Materials Act to reduce its dependence on third countries for key raw materials deemed indispensable for the green and digital transitions. The proposed legislation seems to be a first step in trying to decouple the EU from its dependen...
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1.3Critical raw materials In the past decade, the concept ofcritical raw materials(CRMs) has emerged in response to increasing concerns over raw material supply and the potential negative effects of disruptions [15,16]. In particular, the European Commission and national governments have commissioned...
Dependence of Strategic and Critical Raw Materials May Soon Replace Today's Dependence on Oil, Says the European Commission: What Lessons are to be Learned? Shortfalls in strategic and critical raw materials are about to become normal in the 2020s.Military TechnologyNitschke, Stefan...