Europe's Critical Raw Material Supply Chains Under the Spotlight
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,...