RSVP Virtual EMIN Workshop

“Rescheduled - Workshop 2: Demand-Side Measures for Midstream Development in Europe, with a focus on graphite and rare earths”

EIES is pleased to host this virtual workshop, bringing together industry, policy, and research experts for a focused 75-minute discussion on policy measures to support midstream graphite and rare-earth development in Europe. These are two of the most critical supply chains underpinning energy, defence, mobility and advanced manufacturing.

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to your participation! Please RSVP directly to this event in case you cannot join us.

Speakers

  • Petya Barzilska and Giovanni Cisco, EIES - Challenges to graphite and rare earths projects, dependencies, and policy solutions;

  • Andreas Forfang, Vianode - Battery-grade graphite, the role of local content requirements, and international cooperation;

  • Patrick Nee, Cyclic Materials - Policy solutions for rare earths recycling;

  • Zoe Oysul, SAFE Center for Critical Minerals Strategy - US and G7 initiatives in the critical materials space.

Agenda

The discussion will open with a short poll ranking the main barriers and the most useful policy tools. It will then move through the following themes:

  • Diagnosing the bottleneck: Europe’s position in the graphite and rare earth midstream, export controls, and trade weaponisation that run through both chains, and how constraints differ by value chain.

  • The view from industry: What a credible demand signal looks like and what industry is willing to commit to, including local content for battery-grade graphite and feedstock, as well as recycling and pricing for rare earths and magnets.

  • The role of policy: What the EU/Europe has been doing and should do in the next few years, the potential role of the EU Critical Raw Materials Centre, lessons from the US, the G7, and the broader plurilateral track; does Europe and partners need an integrated mine-to-magnet model.

The session will close with a discussion of priority actions for industry, the EU, European governments and G7 across the near and medium term, and participants are invited to contribute their perspectives.

Interested participants are welcome to propose additional discussion topics in advance of the event. For any questions or suggestions, please reach out to Tim Kirstein: tkirstein@secureenergy.org.

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