Critical Raw Materials as Key Factor for Technological Sovereignty
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Conference claims EU lists 34 critical raw materials, and forecasts that over 15 years about 60% of copper, 70% of cobalt, 80% of nickel and 92% of lithium production must feed the green transition. A working battery passport pilot with Audi and Tesla traces provenance and CO2/human‑rights scores; recycling firm To‑Zero recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite from black mass via hydrometallurgy across Europe. Panel notes China controls most refining, Global Battery Alliance has ~150 members, and CATL reaches a ~$50B valuation.
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