Industrial Minerals


EC mineral supply concern

06 November 2008


European Commission seeks rare earth & lithium supply security by recommending more dialogue & challenging restrictive export practices

The European Commission (EC) is proposing a new industrial minerals strategy to the European Union (EU) which focuses on securing supply of raw materials used in high tech industries, such as rare earth elements and lithium.

 

The EC report cites “export taxes and quotas, along with subsidies, price-fixing, dual pricing systems, and restrictive...