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Conferenceon the new Greek Minerals StrategyAthens, 29 February 2012
Maria Spiliopoulou-KapariaDirectorate for Enterprise and IndustryDeputy Head of Unit G/3 Metals, Minerals, Raw Materials
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The EU non-energy extractive industries
• -Turnover: 48 billion €• -Employment: 280,000 -Sub-sectors:
Construction minerals Industrial minerals Metallic ores
• Figures relate to 2008. Source: Eurostat
Source:Eurostat 3
• Number of NEEI• Enterprises in 2008
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Luxembourg Lithuania
Estonia
LatviaCyprus
Slovakia
SloveniaDenmark
Ireland
NetherlandsBelgium
Czech Republic
BulgariaAustria
Hungary
FinlandSw eden
Greece
RomaniaUnited Kingdom
Poland
PortugalGermany
France
SpainItaly
Number of enterprises
Courtesy H Wittmann, best practice report
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Construction Materials EU27
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Industrial minerals EUSource: World Mining Data 2010
Industrial minerals (2008)
Annual production (tonnes)
EU production as % of global
production
EU countries with > 1% of global output
Perlite 1,008,657 49.4 Greece
Feldspar 10,565,008 47.0 Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Kaolin 7,366,216 27.8 Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, UK
Gypsum 29,098,351 20.0 France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, UK
Salt 49,543,862 20.0 France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, UK
Bentonite 2,958,481 19.5 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain
Talc 1,341,777 17.2 Austria, Finland, France, Italy
Magnesite 3,308,522 16.2 Austria, Greece, Slovakia, Spain
Potash 4,156,800 12.2 Germany, Spain, UK
Diatomite 152,242 9.4 Czech Republic, France, Spain
Fluorspar 289,070 4.8 Spain
Barytes 180,266 2.1 -
Graphite 3,000 0.3 -
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Metal mining EUSource: World Mining Data 2010
Metals (2008) Annual production (tonnes)
EU production as % of global production
EU countries with > 1% of global output
Silver 1,701 8.0 Poland, Sweden
Zinc 799,593 6.9 Ireland, Poland, Sweden
Lead 207,477 5.4 Ireland, Sweden, Poland
Copper 755,647 4.9 Poland
Tungsten 2,267 3.9 Austria, Portugal
Mercury 33 3.0 Finland
Chromium 307,442 2.9 Finland
Nickel 29,286 1.9 Greece
Iron 16,052,618 1.4 Sweden
Bauxite 2,736,209 1.4 Greece
Gold 13 0.6 -
Manganese 30,485 0.2 -
Tin 29 0.0 -
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The EU Raw Materials Strategy
• In its Communication of 2 February 2011 the Commission proposed a new integrated strategy which outlined actions in the area of non-energy, non-agricultural raw materials. It further pursued and reinforced the 3 pillar-based approach of the Raw Materials Initiative:
• - Ensure a fair and sustainable supply from global markets• - Foster sustainable supply of raw materials from EU sources• - Boost resource efficiency and promote recycling
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The main raw materials challenges
• - Continued growth by emerging countries → pressure on demand for raw materials
• - Demand also increasingly driven by new technologies
• - EU highly dependent on imports of crucial raw materials which are increasingly affected by market distortions/ commodity market speculations
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The main raw materials challenges
• -Still potential in Europe, but exploration and extraction face on-going increasing competition for different land uses and a highly regulated environment
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Sustainable supply in the EU
Exploration
Access to land
Regulatory framework
Availability of skills
RTD and innovation
Health and safety
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Access to land
• Clear and understandable minerals exploration and extraction authorisation process contributing to the streamlining of the administrative process:
introduction of lead times permit applications in parallel one-stop-shop / parallel assessment
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Access to land
• Promote the exchange of best practice in land use planning and administrative conditions for exploration and extraction:
√ Report published by European Commission (2010)
√ Guidelines promoting the compatibility of NEEI with Natura 2000 conservation goals (2010)
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Sustainable supply of raw materials: access to land
• Commission proposes to assess with Member States the feasibility of establishing a mechanism to monitor actions by Member States in this area, in full respect of subsidiarity
• -Development of a set of indicators
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
One Geology Europe
ProMine
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Data capture and analysis for Exploration.
“Horizon 2020”Exploration,extraction,processing,
recycling andsubstitution
RTD and innovation
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Innovation Partnership on raw materials (EIP RM)
• Need for innovation along the entire value chain of raw materials
• Commission prepared a proposal for an Innovation Partnership on raw materials within the Europe 2020 Innovation Union Flagship
• This Partnership will target all non-energy, non-agricultural raw materials (metallic ones, industrial and construction minerals as well as natural rubber and wood).
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Key components - EIP RM
• Key components of this Innovation Partnership
• Technology-focused policy areas
• Exploration, extraction, processing, recycling (WP1)
• Substitution (WP2)
• Non Technology policy areas
• Improving Europe's raw materials regulatory framework,
knowledge and infrastructure base, e.g. access to land. (WP3)
• Promotion of excellence, resource efficiency and recycling, e.g.
public procurement and private initiatives.(WP4)
• International cooperation
• Promoting appropriate international cooperation.
May deal with different policy issues such as geology, research,
trade and investment conditions. (WP5)
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Potential 2020 targets - EIP RM
• Potential targets of the EIP RM
• Standards and Statistics
• Resources and Reserves (continental and marine)
• 3-D-geological maps
• dynamic modeling of trends – demand and supply
Economically viable resources – complete LCA
• 10 innovative pilot activities
• Demonstration pilot plants ► mining, processing, production, recycling and collecting
• Substitutes for at least 3 applications of critical raw materials
• Network of Research, Education and Training Centres on Sustainable Mining and Materials Management (M³)
• Establishment of international raw materials dialogue
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Proposed next steps for the Partnership
• -Nomination of the High Level Steering Group, the Sherpa group and the operational groups
• -Strategic Implementation Plan finalised by the HLSG to be presented by Commission to EP and Council in 2013
• -Implementation of the SIP of the Partnership in 2013
• -Assessment of the state of progress of SIP at the end of 2014 to take into account the new 2014-2020 MFF
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Way forward
• Need for reinforced cooperation with Member States (e.g. national raw materials strategies)
• Increase the level of awareness and cooperation at international level
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Thank you for your attention
• References• EU raw materials webpage:• http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/non_energy_extractive_industries/raw_materials.htm• Report on critical raw materials: • http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/raw-materials/critical/index_en.htm• Report on best practices in area of land use planning, permitting and geological
knowledge:• http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/raw-materials/sustainable-supply/index_en.ht
m• Natura 2000 guidelines:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management/docs/neei_report_el.pdf
• Trade raw materials activity report 2009: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2010/june/tradoc_146207.pdf
• 2011 JRC report on critical metals and energy technologies:• http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom/library/setis-presentations/jrc-report-on-critical-m
etals-in-strategic-energy-technologies