We are delighted to welcome SQM as a platinum sponsor of the Raw Materials Summit 2023, Europe’s most important raw materials event. SQM is one of the world’s leading producers of lithium carbonate and hydroxide, with a presence on five continents. And, with its inclusion in the outstanding 2022 S&P Sustainability Yearbook, it is a recognized leader in the field of sustainability. In this interview, the Director of External Affairs, SQM, Stefan Debruyne discusses why Europe must embrace the return of raw materials, his thoughts on the Critical Raw Materials Act, and why the future low-carbon economy must be better than the fossil-based economy it is replacing.

With great pleasure, we welcome Anglo American, a leading global mining company, as a Platinum Sponsor of the Raw Materials Summit 2023! Anglo American products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. The company is currently delivering a sustainable mining plan that aims to foster innovation and enable step-change results across the entire mining value chain. In this interview with EIT RawMaterials, Lina Arbeláez, the Head of Decarbonisation Ventures at Anglo American, talks about her team’s steel decarbonisation innovation challenge, and the broader initiatives that will help the company’s operations become carbon neutral by 2040.