The global population is for ecast to r each 9 billion by 2030 including 3 billion new middleclass c onsumers All of these wish to secur e their liv elihoods and if possible incr ease their standards of living This will incr ease de mand for pr oducts and their r elated raw materials In order to meet this challenge and to satisfy it with sustainably sour c ed raw materials a shift towards mor e r esour c e ef ficient pr oduction incr eased r ec o v ery and r epr oc essing along the value chains and a the end of life of pr oducts will be important L atest dev elopments ha v e also illustrat ed how important it is to ha v e r esilient supply chains and ther efor e E ur ope s ec onom y also needs incr eased supply of raw materials fr om E ur opean sour c es and needs to r e duc e its dependencies on imports Expect ed Rise in DEMAND f or Ra w Mat erials The demand for raw materials is c ontinuously incr easing in E ur ope and globally By incr easing mineral domestic pr oduction E ur ope bec omes less dependent and impr o v es its sustainable supply chain Table of Contents page 11 of 35 Securing E uro pean S u ppl y Chains Mineral Raw Materials in modern society are the lifeblood of the economy They are the basis for many sectors A g r i c u l t u r e E l e c t ro n i c s Ma n u f ac t u r i n g C o n s t r u c ti o n E n e rg y M e di c i n e IT C h e m i s t r y Raw materials are the key enablers of many important policies that will shape our future such as adaptation to and mitigation of the climate change challenges PRIMARY RESOURCES E X P L O R A T I O N M IN IN G P R O C E SS IN G R AW M A T E R I A L S D E SIG N P R ODU C T I ON U SE R E U SE C O L L E C T I O N R E C YC L I N G S u b s t i t u t i o n o f R a w M a t e r i a l s You can only reuse and recycle a material once it has been turned from a resource into a material Source EIT Raw Materials The raw materials value chain The entire loop represents the circular economy