Commodity partnerships: Why they do not • Table.Briefings

Coldelco copper mine in Chile: The cooperation with Chile is a success from a German perspective. However, this does not apply to all raw materials partnerships.

To secure raw materials for important transformation technologies and reduce dependence on China, the German government and the EU are entering into strategic partnerships. However, their hoped-for success has yet to materialize: The pressure from the pandemic and war seems to be waning again, and low commodity prices are reducing the urgency to diversify.

So far, German companies have invested less in raw materials projects in partner countries than the German government had hoped from the strategic cooperation. The urgency to diversify raw material imports has decreased enormously over the past two years, insiders told Table.Briefings.

Commodity partnerships: Why they do not bring the hoped-for success

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