The European Union is forging policies to help position its state nations as global players in the race to secure critical minerals.
The Critical Raw Minerals Act (CRMA) aims to lessen the EU’s reliance on monopolies and sets benchmarks for domestic capacities including:
at least 10% of the EU’s annual consumption for extraction
at least 40% of the EU’s annual consumption for processing
at least 25% of the EU’s annual consumption for recycling
no more than 65% of the EU’s annual consumption from a single third country
For the first time in 30 years, the EU is implementing an industrial strategy. Hear more from Ludivine Wouters, an internationally acclaimed critical minerals and EU policy expert, and the Founder of the Critical Minerals Associations and CMIA, Jeff Townsend.
Jeff and Ludivine discuss:
the speed at which the CRMA was ratified
disconnect between policy and major original equipment manufacturer’s investment strategies in jurisdictions such as China
the shift from a green energy transition agenda to defence and competitiveness
how states within the union are looking to back domestic critical minerals financially
what to expect from the strategic projects selection process
Ludivine Wouters
Managing Partner
Latitude Five
Ludivine Wouters is a governance and policy consultant with expertise in strategy, transaction management, regulatory, government relations and permitting. Since 2007, Ludivine has assisted countless natural resources companies and investors in emerging markets and worked on technical assistance programmes for African States. She is co-founder and managing partner of Latitude Five, an investment and advisory firm focusing on real estate, infrastructure, mining and private equity in Africa. Ludivine has previous experience in political risk insurance within a Lloyd’s insurance syndicate, and significant legal experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets with leading international firms in Paris; she also worked for an emerging markets investment bank in London, focusing on metals and mining clients, particularly African juniors. Ludivine is committed to change and market leadership, participating in natural resources policy initiatives and regulatory reform across a variety of African markets and as a director of women in mining organisations. She was nominated by her peers to be one of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining.
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