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The project IRTC, coordinated by ESM, just released its recent white paper: “Global Assessments and Strategies for Critical and Strategic Raw Materials: The State of... Read More

With China controlling key raw materials and Taiwan dominating chip manufacturing, the question arises: what consequences would an escalation between Taiwan and China have for... Read More

In a new motion, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council calls for critical raw materials to be systematically included in free trade agreements... Read More

The EU wants to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw materials and is preparing a new initiative, ResourceEU, to complement existing legislation. In... Read More

At the beginning of October, China introduced new export controls on rare earths, once again highlighting the global dependence on Chinese raw materials. In Switzerland,... Read More