{"id":680,"date":"2023-11-14T10:36:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T10:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/?page_id=680"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:48:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:48:41","slug":"hvorfor-kritiske","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/hvorfor-kritiske\/","title":{"rendered":"These are critical raw materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"680\" class=\"elementor elementor-680\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a13916 tsection tsection1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79a13916\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d0fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3d0fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f20f9f elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54f20f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These are critical raw materials<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3580b485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3580b485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1234\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-kritiske-mineraler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2916\" alt=\"Illustrasjon for kritiske mineraler.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-kritiske-mineraler.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-kritiske-mineraler-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-kritiske-mineraler-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-kritiske-mineraler-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1234px) 100vw, 1234px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e74f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90e74f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6698cfe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6698cfe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These are critical raw materials <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c0fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40c0fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Some minerals and metals are classified as critical and strategic raw materials. But what does this terminology actually mean?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9debdf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9debdf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b673008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b673008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"clabel\">Author: <\/span>Tor Espen Simonsen<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e58d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25e58d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"clabel\">Published: <\/span>14 Nov, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8506d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8506d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41353144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41353144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"clabel\">Updated: <\/span>12 Dec, 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elementor-size-default\">Read the short version of this text: <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a392c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-unfold\" data-id=\"59a392c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;unfold_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;easeOutBack&quot;,&quot;fold_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;fold_easing&quot;:&quot;easeOutSine&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-unfold.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul>\n<li>Critical minerals have major economic or strategic consequences if the supply is limited or disrupted.<\/li>\n<li>Extraction and production of these minerals is often concentrated in a few countries, which results in an increased supply risk.<\/li>\n<li>Rare earths are considered critical raw materials by all industrialized countries.<\/li>\n<li>Europe consumes 25 percent of the world's critical minerals, but produces only around three percent itself.<\/li>\n<li>This makes both the EU and Norway dependent on imports, especially from China.<\/li>\n<li>Rare earths are also categorized as strategic raw materials, meaning they hold significant importance in areas such as the green transition, defense, and digitalization.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__trigger\"><div class=\"jet-unfold__button elementor-button 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33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z&quot;&gt;&lt;\/path&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"jet-unfold__button-icon jet-tricks-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"jet-unfold__button-text\">Read more:<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1964a5d4 tsection tsection3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1964a5d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef834bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef834bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditionally, a raw material is classified as 'critical' when it holds significant economic importance and is associated with supply chain risks.<\/p><p>The classification of critical raw materials varies significantly between countries, depending on their economy, business structure, and security policy. <span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\">As such, Norway's list of critical raw materials is shorter than the list used in the EU.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Before we proceed further, it's essential to define the concept. We can start with the following: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/no\/dokumenter\/norges-mineralstrategi\/id2986278\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norway's mineral strategy<\/a>\u00a0states that\u00a0<b style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\">critical raw materials are raw materials that:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Has few or no substitutes<\/li><li>Are strategically important - with a significant supply risk<\/li><li>Is concentrated in the extraction or processing stage of the value chain<\/li><li>Brings significant economic or strategic consequences if supply is limited<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fa45b tsection tsection3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50fa45b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a029281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a029281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the ranking of critical minerals is influenced by the specific needs of each individual country or region, certain minerals consistently appear on these lists. <span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\">All industrialized countries consider <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips2'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/sjeldne-jordarter\/' target='_blank'>REE<\/a><\/span> among the most critical raw materials. <\/span>This is what makes the Fen Complex so interesting and relevant today.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu\/publications\/study-critical-raw-materials-eu-2023-final-report_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The EU has identified a list consisting of 34 critical raw materials<\/a>. Not all of these 34 raw materials can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/norden.diva-portal.org\/smash\/get\/diva2:1593571\/FULLTEXT02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nordic list<\/a> list which forms the basis of Norwegian policy in the area:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Lithium, graphite, cobalt, <strong>niobium<\/strong>, platinum, silicon, hafnium, titanium, tantalum and vanadium, <strong>rare earth elements<\/strong>, feldspar, copper, nickel and phosphate.<\/em><\/p><p>Note that <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips27'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/niob\/' target='_blank'>niobium<\/a><\/span> is included in the Nordic list, a classification that is also applicable to the EU, the USA, and several other countries and regions. Niobium is present in the Fen Complex, where mining and extraction of niobium took place in the 1960s - <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips12'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/sove-gruver\/' target='_blank'>S\u00f8ve gruver*<\/a><\/span>. You can read more about this in <a href=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/om-fensfeltet2\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">our article about the Fen Complex.<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba698a3 tsection tsection4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ba698a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fd60a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69fd60a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91671f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f91671f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-11546.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-257\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519cbe3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"519cbe3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1342\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Borekjerner-Fensfeltet-forside--scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Borekjerner-Fensfeltet-forside--scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Borekjerner-Fensfeltet-forside--300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Borekjerner-Fensfeltet-forside--1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Borekjerner-Fensfeltet-forside--768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Borekjerner-Fensfeltet-forside--1536x805.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Borekjerner-Fensfeltet-forside--2048x1074.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2dc5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e2dc5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2958bbc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2958bbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extraction and mapping\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59552113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59552113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Norway currently extracts graphite, silicon, and titanium, with ongoing exploration for additional resource extraction.<\/p><p>In Norway, the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips35'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/ngu\/' target='_blank'>NGU*<\/a><\/span> (Geological Survey of Norway) \nis responsible for mapping the country's mineral resources. Since 2022, NGU has been assigned an accentuated mission to prioritize critical mineral deposits<\/p><p>In the process of mapping, particular emphasis has been placed on investigating known nickel and copper deposits that may also contain cobalt, as well as rare earths (REE), which are highly relevant in the Fen Complex.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319aacdc tsection tsection5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"319aacdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6338f202 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6338f202\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4737a426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4737a426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More about geopolitics than geology\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42429f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42429f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The risk of disruption in the supply of critical raw materials is linked to the concentration of extraction and production within a limited number of countries, such as China.<\/p><p>Rising geopolitical tensions in the world, great power rivalry and the trade war between the US and China increasingly play into this and reinforce the risk picture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Europe is dependent on importing from 80 to 100 percent of many of the minerals defined by the EU as critical. In many cases, China appears as the only supplier.\u00a0<\/p><p>A large proportion of the world's extraction and further processing of rare earths is currently controlled by China, and in 2023 the EU is 100 per cent dependent on imports of these raw materials. This is also the reason why the EU considers rare earths to be the most critical raw materials.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2238\" style=\"width: 781px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kart-over-kritiske-metaller-i-verdenEU-Verden-uten-amerika-768x676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2238 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kart-over-kritiske-metaller-i-verdenEU-Verden-uten-amerika.jpg\" alt=\"Kart over land som produserer kritiske mineraler i verden.\" width=\"781\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kart-over-kritiske-metaller-i-verdenEU-Verden-uten-amerika.jpg 781w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kart-over-kritiske-metaller-i-verdenEU-Verden-uten-amerika-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kart-over-kritiske-metaller-i-verdenEU-Verden-uten-amerika-768x676.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">China dominates the market for many critical and strategic minerals. Click on the image to see a larger version. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6444aaf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6444aaf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d81dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55d81dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-11546.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-257\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7808c038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7808c038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kina-kritiske-mineraler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1097\" alt=\"Illustrasjon som viser Kina som verdenes ledende produsent av mineraler og viktige teknologiprodukter.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kina-kritiske-mineraler.jpg 945w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kina-kritiske-mineraler-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kina-kritiske-mineraler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kina-kritiske-mineraler-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643b9d29 tsection tsection3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"643b9d29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7daee270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7daee270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic raw materials and security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf357f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf357f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Europe consumes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgu.se\/en\/mineral-resources\/critical-raw-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25 percent of the world's critical minerals<\/a>, but produces only three percent itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Both Norway and the EU import a significant portion of their essential mineral resources from countries  with which they do not have security policy agreements. This highlights the strategic importance of securing access to these raw materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the context of geopolitics, certain minerals are therefore classified as <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips0'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/strategiske-ravarer\/' target='_blank'>strategic raw materials*<\/a><\/span> . Traditionally, these have been raw materials that are important for weapons production, defense and warfare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the European Commission presented its proposal for a new mineral act (<a href=\"https:\/\/single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu\/publications\/european-critical-raw-materials-act_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRMA<\/a>) in 2023, an expanded concept for strategic raw materials was launched. The concept <em>of strategic raw materials<\/em> covers critical minerals that are strategically important for green transformation, digitalisation, as well as space and defense materials.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\">The EU's list of 34 critical minerals in 2023 includes a group of 16 strategic raw materials that are given even higher priority (see the table below).<\/span><br><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2209\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2209 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kritiske-og-strategiske-imineraler-SGU-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"Tabell som viser kritiske og strategiske mineraler definert av EU. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kritiske-og-strategiske-imineraler-SGU-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kritiske-og-strategiske-imineraler-SGU-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kritiske-og-strategiske-imineraler-SGU-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kritiske-og-strategiske-imineraler-SGU.jpg 1162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">List of the EU's 34 critical minerals. Yellow fields show both critical and strategic minerals. In the red ring, we have marked rare earths. 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