Materials Proceedings (Nov 2021)

The Role of Poland in the European Union Supply Chain of Raw Materials, Including Critical Raw Materials

  • Krzysztof Galos,
  • Alicja Kot-Niewiadomska,
  • Jarosław Kamyk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 14

Abstract

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The EU’s demand for numerous mineral raw materials is growing intensively, while the security of their supplies (mostly form outside the EU) is often at high risk. This is especially the case for critical raw materials (CRMs). Poland is now and may be in the future the most important supplier of numerous mineral raw materials to other EU countries. This is especially the case for coking coal, copper, silver and elemental sulfur. This article briefly evaluates the current and future possibilities for the supply of these raw materials from Poland to the EU market.

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