The Nordic Supply Potential of Critical and Strategic Raw Materials Under a Twin Transition and Geopolitical Reordering
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This report updates the Nordic CSRM potential knowledge base in light of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), which introduced the strategic raw materials list in the 2023 CRMA documentation and formalised it in the 2024 regulation alongside the more concisely defined updated critical raw materials list. Section 2 introduces Table 2.1, summarising the commodities designated as strategic and critical under the CRMA and using this classification as a reference frame for the subsequent Nordic resource assessment. Our analysis examines how geopolitical policy action, in concert with the so-called twin transition, reshapes mineral market conditions and what this implies for Nordic resource development and strategic positioning. The report also illustrates the importance of companionality and secondary resources research in earlier Nordic Innovation funded research.
Authors: Feltrin, Leonardo, Jonsson, Erik, Bjerkgård, Terje, Gautneb, Håvard, Sadeghi, Martiya, Gautason, Bjarni, Reginiussen, Helge, Kløve Keiding, Jakob, Rosa, Diogo, Bruun, Alva, Bertelli, Martina, Långbacka, Bo, Höskuldsson, Ármann, Þórðarson, Þorvaldur, Erlendsson, Ögmundur, Meyer, Romain, Weging, Sylvia
Language: English
Subfield: Metals and Alloys
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Nordic Innovation
OpenAlex ID: W7166277347