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EU Faces Funding Challenges for Strategic Raw Material Projects
The EU faces significant financing challenges for strategic raw material projects, with calls for increased investment to meet critical resource targets by 2030.
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Industry News
Spain Accelerates Critical Minerals Strategy with €414 Million Investment
Spain has launched a €414 million critical minerals strategy to accelerate exploration, mining and processing, supporting projects such as Oropesa Tin and Barruecopardo tungsten as the EU seeks to diversify raw material…
Podcasts & Shorts
Central Asia’s Critical Minerals Moment: What the Reports Don’t Tell You
Central Asia’s critical minerals moment is real. The geology is there. The geopolitical will is growing. The legal frameworks are improving in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Middle Corridor is becoming a genuine…
Policies and Regulation
European 2030 Critical Raw Materials targets at risk from ‘implementation bottlenecks’
The EU's ability to meet its 2030 critical raw material targets is being threatened by investment uncertainty and regulatory fragmentation. A new policy brief from 11 Horizon Europe projects argues that with…
Industry News
Europe Accelerates Lithium Strategy to Reduce Dependence on China
Europe is expanding lithium mining and processing efforts to reduce dependence on China and strengthen supply chains for the energy transition.
Policies and Regulation
EU Launches RESourceEU Action Plan to Cut Critical Mineral Dependencies and Fast-Track Strategic Projects
The EU’s new RESourceEU plan mobilises billions, accelerates permitting and establishes new institutions to cut critical-material dependencies and secure Europe’s industrial future.
Companies & Organisations
Rio Tinto Mothballs Controversial $2.95bn Jadar Lithium Project in Serbia
Rio Tinto Group has suspended its contentious $2.95 billion Jadar lithium and boron project in Serbia, placing it into “care and maintenance,” according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. The decision…
Industry News
Lithium Producers Urge EU to Rethink Hazard Classification, Warn of Strategic Setback
Lithium developers warn that EU hazard rules could derail Europe's clean energy strategy.
Policies and Regulation
EU Urged to Prioritise ESG in Central Asia’s Raw Materials Push
Critical raw materials (CRM) now sit at the heart of the partnership announced at the region’s first EU-Central Asia summit, and Brussels has earmarked €2.5 billion ($2.875 billion) of that money for new…
Industry News
EU Adds 13 Global Projects to Strategic List Under Critical Raw Materials Act
The EU has designated 13 new global projects under its Critical Raw Materials Act to secure rare earths and battery metals.