Business Daily - Can Europe build a mineral supply chain?
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China’s headstart in market dominance is significant, and its grip on critical mineral supply chains remains tight.
The question now is whether other governments can move fast enough — and smart enough — to build something more secure, more sustainable, and less dependent.
We head to La Rochelle in western France for a rare look inside one of the world’s biggest rare earth processing plants, and find out what it reveals about Europe’s efforts to build a supply chain of its own.
Presenter: Jonathan Josephs
Producer: Matt Lines
(Image: A rare earth processing plant in La Rochelle, France, owned by chemicals giant Solvay)
Published on Tuesday, 27th May 2025.
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