EE.UU. y la UE acuerdan su primer plan de acción sobre comercio de minerales críticos
Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea (UE) anunciaron este miércoles el primer plan de acción entre ambos para cooperar en el suministro de materias primas críticas con el fin de hacer frente a la competencia de China, que puede ofrecer precios mucho más bajos que otras potencias para estos minerales. EFE El acuerdo, en el […]
TL;DR
- The US and EU have launched a plan for critical raw materials cooperation to address competition from China.
- Japan is also participating in this initiative.
- The agreement includes a commitment to a memorandum of understanding on raw materials within 30 days to strengthen critical mineral supply chains.
- Coordinated policies and trade mechanisms, such as adjusted minimum border prices, will be developed.
- The goal is to prevent partners from hindering each other's supply efforts and to cooperate on project support, demand/price management, and recycling/substitution technologies.
- Critical minerals are essential for semiconductors, batteries, and technology products vital for national security and economy.
- A previous summit on critical minerals, attended by Mexico's Foreign Minister, proposed creating a "trade bloc" to reduce China's monopoly.