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The ‘new geopolitics’ of mineral supply chains: A window of opportunity for African countries

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Pages 177-203 | Received 15 Jan 2023, Accepted 13 Jun 2023, Published online: 14 Jul 2023

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Figure 1. Stages of metal supply chains*.

*Supply chains are material specific. It is not always possible to distinguish clearly between mining, dressing and smelting/refining.

Source: Melanie Müller et al., ‘From Competition to a Sustainable Raw Material diplomacy’ (SWP Research Paper 01, Stifung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, 2023), doi:10.18449/2023RPO.

Figure 1. Stages of metal supply chains*.*Supply chains are material specific. It is not always possible to distinguish clearly between mining, dressing and smelting/refining.Source: Melanie Müller et al., ‘From Competition to a Sustainable Raw Material diplomacy’ (SWP Research Paper 01, Stifung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, 2023), doi:10.18449/2023RPO.

Figure 2. National and Regional shares of extraction, refining and manufacturing for selected metals in percent; base metals (aluminium, lead, nickel, tin, zinc); 2019.

Source: Melanie Müller et al., `From Competition to a Sustainable Raw Material diplomacy’ (SWP Research Paper 01, Stifung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, 2023), doi: 10.18449/2023RPO.

Figure 2. National and Regional shares of extraction, refining and manufacturing for selected metals in percent; base metals (aluminium, lead, nickel, tin, zinc); 2019.Source: Melanie Müller et al., `From Competition to a Sustainable Raw Material diplomacy’ (SWP Research Paper 01, Stifung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, 2023), doi: 10.18449/2023RPO.

Figure 3. Main actors at the respective stages of mineral supply chains, in percent.

Source: DERA 202: Wirtschaftsmächte auf den metallischen Rohstoffmärkten – Ein vergleich von China, der EU und den USA, page 33.

Figure 3. Main actors at the respective stages of mineral supply chains, in percent.Source: DERA 202: Wirtschaftsmächte auf den metallischen Rohstoffmärkten – Ein vergleich von China, der EU und den USA, page 33.