{"id":37070,"date":"2023-09-07T14:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=37070"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:35:20","slug":"norwegian-mineral-strategy-to-ramp-up-production-of-critical-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/norwegian-mineral-strategy-to-ramp-up-production-of-critical-materials\/37070\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Mineral Strategy to ramp up production of materials crucial to global industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
In 2021, Norway was revealed to be the location of another large deposit of critical raw materials (CRM),1<\/sup> as 240 million MT of phosphate, vanadium, and titanium were estimated to be in Storeknuten. This would already be a vast resource of three of the 30 critical raw materials, but since then has been shown by drilling operations to be as much as 910 million MT. The global economy, industry, and the current state of world politics mean that Norway has been presented with an opportunity to take a more prominent role in supplying much of the world\u2019s industrial innovations. This includes the EU and the US, and stands to give Norway a lot more political and economic power in the coming years via developing green industries, increasing exports and growing the number of jobs in the Norwegian industry.<\/p>\n As the name suggests, the EU defines critical raw materials as materials that are critical to industry. Generally speaking, this includes metals and minerals that cannot be replaced by a more common material, that have a significant supply risk, and if there is a disruption of supply, will have economic consequences. For Norway, this will include aluminium, copper, cobalt, zinc, and much more. With the EU moving towards less dependence on China, Russia and other countries for importing, Norway has become a key player in supplying these materials.<\/p>\nCRM in Europe
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