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The NMO maps the current production and potential of critical raw materials in the Netherlands. Explore the Netherlands' position in the international market.
Learn how the NMO provides insight into the geology, extraction, and processing of critical raw materials, as well as the complexity of the global raw materials market.
How big is the potential for critical raw materials in the Netherlands? The NMO explores the possibilities and combines resource extraction with sustainable solutions for the subsurface.
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The NMO sheds light on the starting points of international trade flows through knowledge about the geology, extraction, processing, and trade of critical raw materials.
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TNO case study (in Dutch) about scaling up electrolysis technologies in the EU. The report outlines action for organisations to minimise demand for raw materials.
A report by TNO (in Dutch) that summarises methods to assess criticality of raw materials.
White paper from the NMO which offers insights into how the Netherlands can contribute to the EU’s critical raw material recycling ambitions.
Report from the NMO (in Dutch) that provides insight into the available methods to map raw material supply chains. It includes case studies of germanium, nickel and vanadium.
This report from TNO (in Dutch) examines the processing industry for critical and strategic raw materials (CRMs and SRMs) in the Netherlands and Europe, focusing on challenges faced by European processors.
This report by the NMO (in Dutch) provides a framework to explain government efforts in relation to raw materials policy goals.
This report (in Dutch) explores the feasibility of a national critical raw materials stockpiling program for the Netherlands, intended to bolster European supply chains.
Report by the NMO describing the results of a survey of FME members, on supply interruptions. These insights were supplemented by several interviews.
Report from the Netherlands Materials Observatory (NMO) that evaluates the critical raw material potential in the Netherlands’ subsurface.
Study by the NMO analysing the recycling of critical raw materials in the Dutch value chain. The report provides practical tools for increasing the recycling rate.