Thursday, December 19
Of an EU list of 30 critical raw materials, 21 are in Ukraine,
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
said Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission’s Vice President. Speaking at the signing of a co-operation agreement in Kyiv (EU-Ukraine batteries and raw materials cooperation agreement): “We’re talking about lithium, cobalt, manganese, rare earths – all of them are in Ukraine.” At present, China provides 98% of the EU’s supply of rare earth elements, a key component for magnets used in electric car batteries, smartphones and wind turbines.
