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EU, US, Japan should cooperate on rare earth supply
Est. 3minMajor rare earth-consuming countries should join forces to diversify their supply sources and develop substitutes for such materials, Keiichi Kawakami of the Japanese Ministry for Industry said yesterday (3 February).
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Commission unveils updated raw materials plan
Est. 4minAfter an aborted first attempt last week, the European Commission lifted the veil yesterday (2 February) on plans to secure access to essential raw materials for European companies. At the request of France, the updated draft now includes measures to improve the transparency of financial and commodity markets.
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EU considers tough stance on raw materials
Est. 3minThe European Union will consider stockpiling raw materials and will confront any country that restricts supplies, according to a European Commission strategy document.
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EU to step up raw materials ‘diplomacy’
Est. 4minAn EU expert group has identified 14 raw materials seen as "critical" for EU high-tech and eco-industries and suggested that the European Union's global diplomacy should be geared up to ensure that companies gain easier access to them in future.
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Germany feels first Chinese ‘rare earths’ squeeze
Est. 3minGerman high-tech companies have reported their first supply shortages of rare earths following a rapid diminution of Chinese export quotas on the precious metals, which are used in everything from wind turbines to mobile phones and hybrid cars.
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Steel recycling on the rise
Est. 3minOver a third of global steel production now comes from recycled scrap material, but recycling rates vary a lot across the globe, according to a report by the WorldWatch Institute.
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Parliament group to dig up raw material issues
Est. 7minA special group was set up in the European Parliament last month to collect first-hand information on the issues affecting the availability and price of raw materials. Group chair and German MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz told EURACTIV about his objectives.
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Businesses shun ‘dodgy’ raw materials club
Est. 2minA new MEP group on raw materials, set up last month in the European Parliament, wants to launch a parallel "club" for companies. But many businesses consider the club as "too dodgy" and some companies have said they will withhold membership.
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Raw materials: Are they truly scarce?
Est. 7minThe EU should not restrict itself to China-bashing over rare earth supplies and instead focus on access to all raw materials and emphasise recycling and substitution, experts say.
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Raw materials: Towards a global resource war?
Est. 6minWhile Europe tries to ensure undistorted access to raw materials for its industries, commercial conflicts over export restrictions are a growing area of tension in international trade, with developing countries defending their right to curtail global access to their resources in support of domestic economic development.
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WTO opens China to rare earth challenge
Est. 2minConfidential World Trade Organisation findings regarding China's export limits on raw materials have boosted the case for a European Union challenge to Chinese export curbs on rare earths, sources say.
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Automakers worried about metals, not rare earths
Est. 8minThe European car industry today seems more worried about the rising price of metals than about China's moves to restrict rare earth exports. EURACTIV spoke to Renault and other car industry representatives, who predict that tensions will have been alleviated within three to four years.
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EU wants to tame ‘financialisation’ of commodity markets
Est. 6minSpeculation on commodity markets and excessive concentration in the mining industry is hampering companies' access to resources at competitive prices, in turn affecting economic growth and prompting EU policymakers into action.
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Europe urged to take global lead on recycling
Est. 6minThe risk of a raw materials supply shortage should be seen as an opportunity to boost research into substitution and recycling technologies to reduce Europe's import dependency. EURACTIV spoke with leading businesses and NGOs on how to create a competitive recycling market.
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EU to table oil, mining transparency bill
Est. 3minTo combat illegal exploitation of conflict minerals in Africa, the European Commission is expected to table by November a proposal for an EU law asking large companies to reveal their oil and mining activities to shareholders.
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Europe, US clash with Asia on commodities regulation
Est. 4minSharp differences emerged between EU-US and Asian policymakers over whether to regulate commodities trading during a policy debate at a European Commission-hosted conference on raw materials, held on Tuesday (14 June) in Brussels.
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Parliament backs ambitious e-waste policy
Est. 4minThe European Parliament backed new targets for collecting and recycling electronic waste yesterday (3 February), but said producers alone could not be left to cover the cost of collecting e-waste from private households.
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EU vows to tackle ‘blood minerals’ in raw materials plan
Est. 6minThe European Commission is expected to table plans by spring aimed at ensuring that European companies get better access to raw materials around the world, amid calls for greater traceability of imported minerals from African countries.
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Towards a recycling society
Est. 1minAn EU strategy on preventing and recycling waste aims to pave the way towards a recycling society by decoupling economic growth from natural resource use. But questions remain over whether the issue should be dealt with at national or European level, and on how to reconcile the EU's ecological and internal market objectives in the long run.
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Raw materials: Heading for a global resource crunch?
Est. 1minWith the world's population growing and industrialisation rising, competition for raw materials is intensifying, raising concerns about access to key natural resources for European industry.
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Towards a global life-cycle economy?
Est. 1minAssessing the environmental impact of products throughout their whole lifecycle - from raw material extraction to transport, consumption and final disposal - is being touted as the new mantra in environmental policymaking and sustainable business decision-making.
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New Greenland government vows changes for raw materials industry
Est. 3minThe mining industry in Greenland can expect major changes, after general elections last month (12 March) brought a new government reluctant to hand out new oil drilling licenses.
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EU launches anti-dumping probe of Chinese solar glass
Est. 3minThe European Commission launched an investigation today (28 February) into industry claims that Chinese solar glass producers are dumping their products in the European Union at below market value, opening a new front in the trade battle with China.
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Raw Materials Policies – EU and Global Perspectives
The 7 February 2012 EURACTIV Stakeholder Workshop at the Conrad Hotel in Brussels discussed global and European perspectives on raw materials and resource efficiency. Speaking are Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy MEP for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from the Netherlands Jean-Louis Moray Director of Eurofer and Pascal Payet-Gaspard, Secretary-General of the International Stainless Steel Forum. Interviews by Raymond Frenken and Frederic Simon.
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Florenz MEP: Raw materials ‘much bigger problem’ than climate change
Est. 15minA special group was set in the European Parliament up last month to collect first hand information on the issues affecting raw material prices and availability. The group's chair, German MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz (European People's Party), told EURACTIV about his objectives.
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NGO: EU should take global lead on recycling
Est. 11minThe risk of a raw materials supply shortage should be seen as an opportunity to boost research into substitution and recycling technologies to reduce Europe's dependency on imports, Stéphane Arditi of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) stressed in an interview with EURACTIV.
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