PubAffairs Bruxelles was delighted to host, on the 27th of January 2025, the event “Challenges and opportunities of the EU battery and raw materials industries“, an afternoon of discussion on the challenges and opportunities of the EU battery and raw materials industries. The event was a timely opportunity to discuss how recent EU initiatives and policy frameworks can support the development of sustainable battery value chains and secure access to critical raw materials in Europe with our distinguished speakers: Hildegard Bentele MEP (EPP/DE); Dominik Ruderer, Head of Division “Innovative Supply Chain and Process Industries”, European Investment Bank (EIB); Frank Umbach, Head of Research, EUCERS/CASSIS, University of Bonn; Emily Ritchey, Policy Manager, Supply Chains, Transport & Environment and Michael Blakeney, Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute.Mark Mistry, Director Public Policy and Sustainability, Nickel Institute, gave an introductory speech.
We would like to thank our event partners, the Nickel Institute and the Cobalt Institute as well as Kait Bolongaro, Managing Editor at MLex, for having allowed this debate to take place.
