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http://dx.doi.org/10.7844/kirr.2013.22.5.3

Strategy of Critical Materials Management in the World  

Kim, Yu Jeong (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Resources Recycling / v.22, no.5, 2013 , pp. 3-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is necessary to manage risk of metals which are has rigid supply structures and expected demand expansion, considering to industry structure and resource securing capacity of each country. Countries conducted various criticality analyses and selected mainly rare metals as critical materials(or Critical metals or Critical raw materials). This study examined cases of metals risk evaluation and management which are based on technology changes and imbalance supply-demand. EU and U.S.A evaluated risk on metals needed as supply expansion of renewable energy. Japan forecasted demand of rare metals needed in Japan's growth engine industry. U.K analyzed criticality of metals, considering environmental burden occurred from mining to refining. Critical materials has features such as weak price signal, inelastic supply structure, demand volatility in technology change.
Keywords
Critical materials; Criticality analysis; Risk management; Rare metal; Technology changes;
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