Europe’s raw materials challenge: Strengthening strategic resilience

With rising geopolitical tensions and growing pressure on global supply chains, access to critical raw materials has become a key imperative and a challenge for Europe’s resilience and strategic autonomy. From the Critical Raw Materials Act to recent EU initiatives, including ReSourceEU and the upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act and Circular Economy Act, the keynote will explore Europe’s non-ferrous metals’ current challenges and opportunities on how Europe can move from ambition to action in strengthening domestic production across the value chain.