E uro mine s Annua l Pre ss Co nfe re nc e Pre ss Confe re nc e Ma rk Ra c ho vide s, Pre side nt E uro mine s Brusse ls, 22 Se pte mb e r 2014
F a c ts & F ig ure s ≡ In re c e nt ye a rs the to ta l a mo unt o f ma te ria l d ire c tly use d in the E U e c o no my wa s mo re tha n 8 b illio n to nne s pe r ye a r. ≡ Co nstruc tio n, c he mic a ls, a uto mo tive , a e ro spa c e , ma c hine ry a nd e q uipme nt se c to rs, whic h pro vid e a to ta l va lue a d d e d o f €1 324 b illio n a nd e mplo yme nt fo r so me 30 millio n pe o ple , a ll d e pe nd o n a c c e ss to ra w ma te ria ls. ≡ It is e stima te d tha t e ve ry jo b in me ta l mining g e ne ra te s 2.3 a d d itio na l jo b s e lse whe re in the e c o no my, a nd e ve ry no n me ta l mining jo b g e ne ra te s 1.6 a d d itio na l jo b s. ≡ Impo rta nt ra w ma te ria ls so urc e s a re inc re a sing ly lo c a te d in pa rts o f the wo rld whic h la c k po litic a l a nd e c o no mic sta b ility. Ove r 50% o f ma jo r re se rve s a re lo c a te d in c o untrie s with a pe r c a pita g ro ss na tio na l inc o me $10 pe r d a y o r le ss. ≡ T he re a re o ve r 450 e xpo rt re stric tio ns o n mo re tha n 400 d iffe re nt ra w ma te ria ls. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 2
Ra w Ma te ria ls fo r E uro pe Raw Mate r ials for E ur ope ’s sur vival as one of the wor ld’s le ading e c onomie s Mining ma ke s it po ssib le to me e t the E U’ s minimum de ma nd fo r me ta ls & mine ra ls: ≡ to upg ra de a nd ma inta in a g e ing infra struc ture , ≡ e nsure s tha t urb a nisa tio n is re so urc e -e ffic ie nt, ≡ de plo y ne w susta ina b le te c hno lo g ie s, ≡ c o nne c t with g ro wth ma rke ts o utside o f the E U thro ug h e xpo rt. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 3
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Ac c e ss to de po sits ≡ Mine ra ls e xtra c tio n c urre ntly ta ke s pla c e o n a b o ut 0.2% of the E U land ar e a . ≡ T wo fa c to rs tha t inc re a sing ly limit a c c e ss to de po sits: ≡ ban zone s (~5% o f E U la nd a re a in 2003) E xpanding ur ≡ e as (18.1%). Gr owing numbe r of Natur a 2000 pr ote c te d ar ≡ De ve lo p a nd ma inta in b e st po ssib le re la tio ns with lo c a l c o mmunitie s E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 5
Jo b s a nd e mplo yme nt ≡ Mining industry pro vide s jo b s fo r mo re tha n 350,000 pe o ple in E uro pe . Give n tha t ma ny industry se c to rs de pe nd o n ra w ma te ria ls, mining he lps e nsure the e mplo yme nt o f so me 30 millio n pe o ple in E uro pe . ≡ Mining o pe ra tio ns a re a lo ng te rm pro c e ss, (10-50 ye a rs); ≡ Pro vide sta b le wo rk pla c e s fo r lo ng pe rio ds o f time ; ≡ I n re g io ns whe re o the r e c o no mic a c tivitie s a re o the rwise diffic ult to pe rma ne ntly e sta b lish. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 6
No Gro wth Witho ut Mining No mining in E ur ope Supply c hain for r aw mate r ials inte r r upte d E U downstre a m industry E CONOMIC GROWT H e se nt : T he se se c tor s r e pr E U Se c tor s: va lue a dde d of X No value adde d - c onstr uc tion € 1,324 billion - c he mic als PARAL YSE D - automotive - ae r ospac e No jobs, lost e xpe r tise , lost e xpor t e mployme nt - mac hine r y mar ke ts (pr oduc ts & se r vic e s), for 30 million pe ople - e quipme nt lost c ommunitie s, soc ial c halle nge s E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg
I mpro ve a c c e ss to Ra w Ma te ria ls fo r the E U ≡ Be tte r E U b a se d supply o f re so urc e s; ≡ Ra w Ma te ria ls I nitia tive (RMI ) b a se d o n a thre e -pilla r a ppro a c h, it a ims a t impro ving a c c e ss to ra w ma te ria ls fo r E uro pe . ≡ Who le va lue c ha ins sho uld b e pre se nt within the E U; ≡ Be tte r c o nditio ns fo r mining in E uro pe de c re a se de pe nde nc e o n impo rte d ra w ma te ria ls the E U a s stro ng e r a nd mo re re lia b le tra ding pa rtne r. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 8
Co ntrib uting to the Industria l Re na issa nc e of E urope ≡ U c ompe titive ne ss – o ne o f the prio ritie s o f the F oste ring E Co mmissio n a nd E U Me mb e r Sta te s. T he mining industry provide s raw mate rials and produc ts that are indispe nsable to a vast array of use s: ≡ c o nstruc tio n, ≡ me ta llurg y, ≡ huma n nutritio n, ≡ pha rma c e utic a ls, ≡ fe rtilise rs, ≡ a nima l fe e d, ≡ e nviro nme nta l pro te c tio n a nd re sto ra tio n ≡ a nd a we a lth o f o the r industria l a pplic a tio ns. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 9
Susta ina b le pro duc tio n, E nviro nme nta l-frie ndly pro duc ts ≡ Cre a te po ssib ilitie s to ke e p pro duc tio n in the E U a nd a ttra c t a s muc h inve stme nt in ne w fa c ilitie s a s po ssib le . ≡ E xtra c tio n o f me ta ls a nd mine ra ls in the E U sho uld b e e nc o ura g e d. ≡ De ve lo ping ne w mining te c hno lo g ie s a nd e xpo rting the m to the re st o f the wo rld. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 10
E U mine s a re the mo st e ffic ie nt in the wo rld E U c o mpa nie s a re a t the fo re fro nt o f • inno va tio n in ra w-ma te ria ls supply Wo rld re no wne d de ve lo pme nt a nd • ma nufa c ture o f mining a nd mine ra l pro c e ssing e q uipme nt Co mpe ting in a g lo b a l ma rke t thro ug h • sta nd-o ut pro duc tivity pe rfo rma nc e Me e ting o r e xc e e ding the E U’ s stric t • e nviro nme nta l & sa fe ty sta nda rds E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 11
L e a de rship in inno va tio ns ≡ Pro viding pilo t pla nts a nd re se a rc h o n mining te c hniq ue s is a wa y to stimula te inno va tio n. ≡ E U mining pro vide s ra w ma te ria ls fo r nume r ous g r e e nhouse g a s mitig a tion a pplic a tions , suc h a s fo r wind a nd so la r e ne rg y fa rms. ≡ Hig h-stre ng th me ta ls he lp b uild lig hte r c a rs with lo we r e missio ns. ≡ T he E uro pe a n Inno va tio n Pa rtne rship (‘ E IP’ ) o n Ra w Ma te ria ls is a n impo rta nt a tte mpt to b uild o n E uro pe ’ s stre ng ths. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 12
Any Gre e n E c o no my still ne e ds Re spo nsib le So urc ing [So urc e : Aa c he n Unive rsity RWT H] E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg 13
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Ste e l a nd c o nc re te Arc hite c ture Iron ore Chromium Aluminium Concrete Nickel L 'He misfè ric – IMAX Cine ma , pla ne ta rium a nd la se rium - Pla ne ta rium is a ha lf-sphe re c o mpo se d o f c o nc re te 110 me te rs lo ng a nd 55.5 me te rs wide . - T he shutte r is b uilt o f e lo ng a te d a luminum a wning s tha t fo ld upwa rd c o lle c tive ly to fo rm a b rise so le il ro o f tha t o pe ns a lo ng the c urve d a xis o f the e ye . E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg
Carbon fiber Skysc ra pe r L ift te c hnolog y – KONE Ultra Rope T M Arc hite c ture Supe r-lig ht ro pe te c hno lo g y Ca rb o n fib e r c o re a nd spe c ia l hig h- Iron ore fric tio n c o a ting 2x lo ng e r life time , • 60% re duc tio n in mo ving ma sse s, • 15% re duc tio n in e ne rg y • c o nsumptio n, L e ss se nsitive to b uilding swa y. T ha nk yo u fo r yo ur kind a tte ntio n • I n c a se o f a ny q ue stio ns ple a se c o nta c t:
Ae ro spa c e I ndustry Carbon fiber Aluminium Copper Titanium minerals - Ca rb o n fib e r-re info rc e d pla stic is Supe rjumbo Airc ra ft use d fo r the c e ntra l b o x o f the wing s, - T o minimise the unla de n we ig ht, the the ho rizo nta l sta b ilise rs, the fin, the Airb us A380 struc ture s inc o rpo ra te a re a r fuse la g e se c tio n a nd fo r c e iling ra ng e o f ne w ma te ria ls. b e a ms. - T he a luminum a nd fib e rg la ss la ye rs o f Gla re (ne w ma te ria l, hig hly re sista nt to fa tig ue ) do no t a llo w pro pa g a tio n o f c ra c ks. E uro pe a n Asso c ia tio n o f Mining I ndustrie s, Me ta l Ore s & I ndustria l Mine ra ls www.e uro mine s.o rg
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