{"id":47611,"date":"2024-05-17T14:40:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=47611"},"modified":"2024-05-17T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:41:03","slug":"germany-france-and-italy-outline-2-5bn-critical-minerals-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/germany-france-and-italy-outline-2-5bn-critical-minerals-funds\/47611\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany, France, and Italy outline \u20ac2.5bn critical minerals funds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Speaking at this year\u2019s edition of the Raw Materials Summit<\/a> in Brussels, representatives from the three leading nations presented their critical minerals public funds and discussed how they plan to galvanise investment in the sector.<\/p>\n Combined, the countries will deploy around \u20ac2.5bn of public funding, which they are aiming to bolster significantly by attracting private investment.<\/p>\n All three nations plan for the capital to be available by the summer and will focus on investing in domestic mining, processing, and recycling operations to secure stable supply chains for critical raw materials.<\/p>\n The country\u2019s investment plans will cover over 30 critical minerals outlined in the EU\u2019s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)<\/a>, with a special focus on lithium<\/a>, copper, and rare earth elements.<\/a><\/p>\n Germany\u2019s representative, Jan Klasen, director of the KfW Development Bank, explained that Germany will invest \u20ac1bn into critical raw materials, which will be managed by KfW.<\/p>\n Klasen explained that the German Government will take a minor stake in invested projects and will aim to cultivate additional funding.<\/p>\n Germany also plans to establish a raw materials committee that will spearhead the approval of raw materials projects.<\/p>\n France\u2019s plans to fund \u20ac500m to the country\u2019s national minerals fund was announced by Benjamin Gallezot, an official within the French prime minister\u2019s office.<\/p>\n Additionally, the privately-run Infravia Capital Partners will be tasked with generating additional funding, with France hoping to raise \u20ac2bn in total.<\/p>\n These investments will be used to advance the entire value chain for critical raw materials in France.<\/p>\n The Italian Government introduced the ‘Made in Italy’ fund last December, which will see an investment into critical minerals of \u20ac1bn.<\/p>\n At the Summit, Alberto Castronovo from the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, explained how Italy expects an additional \u20ac1bn in private investment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three of Europe\u2019s leading economies \u2013 Germany, France, and Italy \u2013 have detailed their critical minerals investment plans worth \u20ac2.5bn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":47612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24502],"tags":[24206,24308],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGermany\u2019s critical minerals plans<\/h3>\n
France to invest \u20ac500m<\/h3>\n
Italy announces \u20ac1bn funding<\/h3>\n