Critical Raw Materials – What´s the Crux of the Matter?

Authors

  • Jaroslav DVOŘÁČEK Author
  • Radmila SOUSEDÍKOVÁ Author
  • Zdenka JUREKOVÁ Author
  • Zuzana MATYÁŠOVÁ Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2019-02-15

Keywords:

critical raw materials, tungsten, fluorspar, niobium, graphite

Abstract

The paper takes into account mineral commodities that have been listed as critical by the EU Commission. It concentrates attention on the issue of global demand/supply balances, and summarizes causes for critical listing of these commodities.

Author Biographies

  • Jaroslav DVOŘÁČEK

    VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, 17. listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

  • Radmila SOUSEDÍKOVÁ

    VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, 17. listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

  • Zdenka JUREKOVÁ

    LARUMO SERVIS, s.r.o, Plzeňská 1489/4, 360 01 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

  • Zuzana MATYÁŠOVÁ

    Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, Letenská 15, Praha, Czech Republic

Published

2019-12-30

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