France calls for G7 meeting on critical mineral exploration.

This Tuesday (5), the France has called for an online meeting. with the G7 member countries to discuss the joint exploration of critical minerals, with a focus on rivaling the China in the segment. The announcement was made by French Finance Minister, Roland LescureThe meeting, scheduled for this Thursday (7), also aims to prepare the agendas that will be discussed at the next summit of leaders of G7 in mid- Junein the French city of ÉvianLescure also stated that Lacq, a city in the southwest of France, is becoming the future center of critical mineral processing activities and rare earths in the country. The French government's strategy aims to reduce dependence on China and strengthen its own supply chain for manufacturing inputs. electric vehicles, turbines wind turbines, electronics and defense equipmentThe French expectation is to produce enough inputs to cover 100% of European demand for… heavy rare earth elements and 25% of the demand for light rare earth elements until 2030.

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