Europe continues to make moves to take greater control over its raw material supply chains to meet an expected surge in demand. Even though COVID-19 has brought challenges to every market, the pandemic’s impact on the global economy has also accelerated the push toward green energy, with Europe taking steps to secure a leading place as it plans its recovery. The region has stepped up its efforts to become climate neutral by 2050, with the EU developing policies to achieve this goal — a goal that will require significant mining and processing of critical raw materials. At a global scale,...