The Role of Poland in the European Union Supply Chain of Raw Materials, Including Critical Raw Materials

• DOI: 10.3390/materproc2021005014
• Publication Date: 2021-11-18T02:32:07Z
• Authors: Krzysztof Galos; Alicja Kot-Niewia...; Jarosław Kamyk
• Keywords: Chemical engineering; raw materials; critical raw materials; TP155-156; Poland; European Union; supply chains; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

The EU's demand for numerous mineral raw materials is growing intensively, while the security of their supplies (mostly form outside EU) often at high risk. This especially case critical (CRMs). Poland now and may be in future most important supplier to other EU countries. coking coal, copper, silver elemental sulfur. article briefly evaluates current possibilities supply these from market.