Salzburg Summit 2022 - Raw Materials Supply in Europe 2022

From 27 to 29 July 2022, the Salzburg Summit 2022, organised by the Federation of Austrian Industries, took place in Salzburg. This high-profile event is also known as the Festival of Business and over 200 of the most important CEOs, politicians and opinion leaders from Austria and around the world gathered to discuss key issues that move society, including speakers such as Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Johannes Hahn, Sabine Herlitschka and Wolfgang Schüssel. The topics ranged from the economy to politics to science. This time, Peter Moser, Vice Rector of the Montanuniversität Leoben, was also invited as an expert and speaker, who provided the audience with special insights and his thoughts on the current controversial topic of raw material supply in Europe. The aim of his presentation was to show how a more crisis-proof provision of raw materials for Austrian and European industry might be achieved in the future. Raw Materials Supply in Europe 2022. To this end, Vice Rector Moser began with a brief spotlight on the current state of raw material supply in Europe, for which the number of critical raw materials communicated by the EU, including cobalt, gallium, graphite and others, was a perfect example: Cobalt, gallium, graphite or the frequently mentioned rare earths.