Abstract
SummaryWith the development of modern industries, the sustainability of critical resources has attracted worldwide attention considering the entire supply chain. With a large industrial sector size in China, a safe supply of metal resources is crucial to ensure the effective operation of the whole industry. Although specific criticality analyses have been applied to identify critical resources in some regions, including Europe and the USA, they are not ready to be directly applied in the case of China because the structure of China’s industry is remarkably different from other areas. In this research, a three-dimensional methodology considering supply safety, domestic economy, and environmental risk is demonstrated, where Chinese industrial conditions are specifically considered. In total, 64 materials were introduced to perform the criticality assessment, and 18 metals were classified with a high criticality degree in the three-dimensional criticality space. With the obtained findings decision-makers can formulate strategic deployment to promote resource management.
Highlights
Metal resources, which are foundational to economic and social development, are crucial for ensuring the sustainable development of the global manufacturing industry
The European Union (EU) strengthened mineral resource development within the region and promoted safe access to raw materials to secure a stable supply of critical minerals
By making use of the methodology and detailed data described above, we evaluated the supply safety, domestic economy, and environmental risk dimensions for the 64 elements
Summary
Metal resources, which are foundational to economic and social development, are crucial for ensuring the sustainable development of the global manufacturing industry. To cope with the potential supply risk of mineral resources in the future, many countries have taken effective measures (China, Ministry of Land and Resources of the People’s Republic of China, 2016a; Gardner and Colwill, 2018; Rabe et al, 2017). The European Union (EU) strengthened mineral resource development within the region and promoted safe access to raw materials to secure a stable supply of critical minerals The Chinese National Plan for Mineral Resources (2016-2020) (China, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, 2016c) clearly pointed out that it was necessary to further implement the national security strategy and improve management to guarantee the safe supply of resources. In the future, ‘’resource competition’ is predicted to become increasingly fierce worldwide to ensure resource security (Bram and Henrike, 2011)
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