Brussels, 22/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - In a report published on 17 June, the European Commission warns against the risk of supply shortages in the EU for 14 mineral raw materials critical for European industry, especially in the high-tech sector and for everyday consumer products such as mobile phones, thin layer photovoltaics, lithium-ion batteries, fibre optic cable, and synthetic fuels, etc.
Given the growing demand for raw materials driven by the growth of developing economies and new...