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The supply of metals such as copper, nickel or lithium in Europe must rely on several pillars: higher imports of primary and secondary raw materials from countries with sustainable standards, more domestic mine production – and above all more domestic recycling.
By Experts Table.Briefings
In an interview with Till Hoppe and Felix Lee, the Green Party politician talks about the pitfalls of a raw materials strategy, strategic stockpiling and a new trade policy. She also explains why decoupling from China is the wrong way, but diversification is necessary – and what that means for state investment guarantees in China.
By Till Hoppe
Too dependent on China, not strategic enough, too focused on short-term profits – the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics, Franziska Brantner (Greens), accuses German businesses of being too naive in its dealing with the world's second-largest economy. With a new strategy, the German government wants to break China's dominance in mineral resources, among other things. Felix Lee and Till Hoppe spoke with Brantner.
By Redaktion Table