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INTRODUCTION
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The UK must therefore consider what its unique strengths are and how these can be leveraged in in in ways that bring a a a a a a a a competitive advantage in in in the quest to secure access
to to critical materials There is also the the the opportunity for the the the UK to to invest as other countries have done in in developing access
and and extraction of other critical primary resources around the the world and and this should be part of our trade negotiations Considering the the supply-chain as a a a a a whole the the UK might be be better placed downstream with opportunities to develop supply chains for processing critical materials into value-added products and partnering with resource-
rich nations around the the the globe that have access
to to critical materials Here the the the UK could be be well placed to to create the the the infrastructure to process primary materials that are extracted overseas thereby reducing our dependence on the the present restrictive supply-chains and capturing the high-value-added elements for Britain In this respect the the UK has an an an asset in in in the the City of of London as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a global financial hub a a a a a a a a a a a a great deal of of finance for mining projects flows through the city It might be possible to to leverage this position to to create opportunities for new resource and project developments to to secure UK access
to to technology-
critical metals