BRUSSELS REPORT OUTLINES DETAILED WORK ON SUPPLIES OF RARE EARTHS AND OTHER IN DEMAND INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

THE EUROPEAN Commission has released a detailed progress report on its promotion of raw material supplies in Europe. It said Brussels will release an implementation plan for its 2012 raw materials initiative by December, boosting the availability of key industrial minerals, including rare earths, in the European Union (EU).  The report said wide-ranging public consultation on the strategy going well – a majority of EU member states have responded, with non-EU countries, regional governments and the industrial minerals industry. The report said: “In-depth ...


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