STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH
Rare earths are materials that have become a strategic resource in the last two decades. Although their market is microscopic compared to other mining and metallurgical products, they are on the list of so-called critical raw materials both in the European Union and in the United States of Americ...
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2021-07-01
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| author | Daria Wiejaczka Witold Wilczyński |
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| description | Rare earths are materials that have become a strategic resource in the last two
decades. Although their market is microscopic compared to other mining and
metallurgical products, they are on the list of so-called critical raw materials both in the
European Union and in the United States of America. This is because small amounts of
these metals are necessary for the development of the most modern industries, important
from the point of view of the energy and digital transformation process and the
production of modern types of weapons. Unlike other mining raw materials that are
offered by numerous suppliers, the rare earth metal market has been effectively
monopolized by China. The aim of the article is to explain the importance of rare earths
in the modern economy, the circumstances and reasons for the control of the market of
these materials by a single power, as well as the possible ecological, economic and
geopolitical consequences of this uncomfortable situation for the West. Considering the
consequences of the Chinese monopoly in the form of destabilizing the economic situation
and the possible threat to security on a global scale, the authors point to possible steps
that can be taken by Western powers and their societies in order to diversify supplies of
rare earth metals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a29e7cc9b864bf3b6f33d6dddd8b3962025-01-02T00:55:41ZdeuPolskie Towarzystwo GeopolitycznePrzegląd Geopolityczny2080-88362021-07-01363253STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICHDaria Wiejaczka0Witold Wilczyński1Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w KrakowieUniwersytet Pedagogiczny w KrakowieRare earths are materials that have become a strategic resource in the last two decades. Although their market is microscopic compared to other mining and metallurgical products, they are on the list of so-called critical raw materials both in the European Union and in the United States of America. This is because small amounts of these metals are necessary for the development of the most modern industries, important from the point of view of the energy and digital transformation process and the production of modern types of weapons. Unlike other mining raw materials that are offered by numerous suppliers, the rare earth metal market has been effectively monopolized by China. The aim of the article is to explain the importance of rare earths in the modern economy, the circumstances and reasons for the control of the market of these materials by a single power, as well as the possible ecological, economic and geopolitical consequences of this uncomfortable situation for the West. Considering the consequences of the Chinese monopoly in the form of destabilizing the economic situation and the possible threat to security on a global scale, the authors point to possible steps that can be taken by Western powers and their societies in order to diversify supplies of rare earth metals.https://przeglad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/XXXVI-02-WiejaczkaWilczynski.pdfchinaenergy and digital transformationrare earth elementsraw material securityraw material policyresource geopolitics |
| spellingShingle | Daria Wiejaczka Witold Wilczyński STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH Przegląd Geopolityczny china energy and digital transformation rare earth elements raw material security raw material policy resource geopolitics |
| title | STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH |
| title_full | STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH |
| title_fullStr | STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH |
| title_full_unstemmed | STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH |
| title_short | STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH |
| title_sort | strategiczne znaczenie metali ziem rzadkich |
| topic | china energy and digital transformation rare earth elements raw material security raw material policy resource geopolitics |
| url | https://przeglad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/XXXVI-02-WiejaczkaWilczynski.pdf |
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