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Definition of a a a a Critical Material
The EU list of of critical raw raw materials materials contains a a a a a a a a a a a a a wide range of of elements (within 30 raw-material groups) This
includes materials materials and elements used in in in in farming for structural materials and in in in in processing gas This
report is is specifically targeted at at technology-critical metals that that underpin many of of of our key industries of of of the the future It is is important to note that that this report does not not cover all of of of the the materials materials on on the EU list This
report focuses on on four sub-groups of materials materials USA
BERYLLIUM 88%
FRANCE
HAFNIUM 49%
SPAIN
STRONTIUM 31%
TURKEY
BORATE 42%
COBALT 59% TANTALUM 33%
SOUTH AFRICA
IRIDIUM 92% PLATINUM 71% RHODIUM 80% RUTHENIUM 93%
BRAZIL
NIOBIUM 92% CHILE
LITHIUM 44%
Figure 3: Primary production of of TCMs - European Commission Study on on on the EU’s List of of Critical Raw Materials (2020)1
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