France is to become a leading nation in research and innovation. 30 billion euros in state aid is intended to make this possible.
In a joint appeal, numerous companies from German industry have called for clear framework conditions for achieving climate neutrality by 2045. Among other things, approval procedures for the necessary infrastructure should be shortened.
Automaker General Motors (GM) and GE Renewable Energy, a division of conglomerate General Electric (GE), plan to collaborate on the supply of rare earths and other critical components in the future.
Beyond the development of vaccines, demand also exists for additional measures to stem the advance of the COVID-19 pandemic and other novel viral illnesses. In this context, rare earths and technology metals could play a significant role.
Canada's mineral resources include rare earths. Vital Metals plans to process the raw materials in the country in addition to mining them.
168,000 tons of rare earths are expected to be mined in China in 2021, which would be a new record.