The European Union's (EU) industry and economy depends on international markets to supply many critical raw materials. As of 2020, China supplied 98 percent of the rare earth elements (REE) to the EU, while Turkey supplied 98 percent of the borates, and Democratic Republic of the Congo supplied 68 percent of the EU's cobalt.
Share of critical raw materials supply in the European Union as of 2020, by mineral and main supplier nation
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European Commission. (September 1, 2020). Share of critical raw materials supply in the European Union as of 2020, by mineral and main supplier nation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270641/critical-raw-material-supply-in-the-european-union-by-supplier-nation/
European Commission. "Share of critical raw materials supply in the European Union as of 2020, by mineral and main supplier nation." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270641/critical-raw-material-supply-in-the-european-union-by-supplier-nation/
European Commission. (2020). Share of critical raw materials supply in the European Union as of 2020, by mineral and main supplier nation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270641/critical-raw-material-supply-in-the-european-union-by-supplier-nation/
European Commission. "Share of Critical Raw Materials Supply in The European Union as of 2020, by Mineral and Main Supplier Nation." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270641/critical-raw-material-supply-in-the-european-union-by-supplier-nation/
European Commission, Share of critical raw materials supply in the European Union as of 2020, by mineral and main supplier nation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270641/critical-raw-material-supply-in-the-european-union-by-supplier-nation/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Share of critical raw materials supply in the European Union as of 2020, by mineral and main supplier nation [Graph], European Commission, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270641/critical-raw-material-supply-in-the-european-union-by-supplier-nation/