Agreements planned with Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Promoting local value creation as a counterweight to China's infrastructure investments.
Planned production of the commodity group raised to 240,000 tons.
Fight against climate change requires cooperation and large quantities of critical minerals.
EU trade commissioner sees People's Republic as responsible.
Demand for energy storage rising to meet climate targets.
Legislative package aims to promote domestic production of chips. Industry experts nevertheless see Europe in a poor position regarding the global semiconductor market.