EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials 2022

3 and 4 November 2022
Hotel W ǀ Santiago, Chile

Background

The project EU-Latin America Partnership on Raw Materials, funded by the European Union (EU), aims at promoting and intensifying cooperation between the EU and seven Latin American partner countries (i.e. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) along the value chains of minerals-based industries. Based on complementarities, common objectives and shared values of the EU and Latin America, the Partnership aims at moving a step closer towards an integration of strategic industrial value chains for both regions, exploring new business models and adding value to society, while maintaining high environmental and social standards at the core of the Partnership.

The Partnership implements the digital Mineral Development Network Platform (MDNP), with over 1000 members from government entities, businesses, research institutions, and civil society across the Partnership countries. The MDNP allows members to connect and is a reliable source of information about the situation of non-energy extractive industries and the raw materials value chain of the partner countries: Home | MDNP (mineralplatform.eu)

To enhance exchange and learning, the Partnership offers a business-oriented webinar series that addresses some of the most pressing issues in the sector, participates in the region’s key mining fairs, and convenes high-level events such as the EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials.

2022 Convention

The 2022 EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials will build upon the work done in previous years and raise the political profile of the Partnership. The 2022 Convention will take place on 3 and 4 November 2022 in Santiago, Chile and bring together the mineral raw materials value chain community, including policymakers, industry, the private sector, and research and innovation actors, from the EU and Latin America under the following overarching theme Mineral Raw Materials for the Clean Energy Transition.

The Convention will include a high-level (political) session on day 1 and panel sessions on days 1 and 2, which will address the following themes:

No. Theme
1 Analysis of critical raw materials for the energy transition
2 Opportunities in the EU industrial alliances and EU external cooperation action
3 Mobilising investment in sustainable critical minerals value chains – global trends and policy actions (co-organised with the International Energy Agency)
4 Upstream raw materials for the energy transition: exploration & mining
5 Downstream raw materials for the energy transition: refining, battery manufacturing & recycling
6 Synergies between raw materials and green hydrogen production
7 Sustainability, traceability & standards
8 Earth observation for raw materials (co-organised with the European Space Agency)

A moderator will open each session with 10 minutes to introduce the topic (if applicable) and speakers. The plenary session will include statements by the EU and the seven Latin American partner countries (10 minutes each). Panel sessions will have 3 – 4 speakers, each with 10 minutes to present a topic, followed by 10 – 20 minutes of open discussion, including questions and answers facilitated by a moderator. There will be 30-minute coffee breaks in between sessions.

There will be networking opportunities and simultaneous translation (English, Spanish and Portuguese) throughout the event.

The 2022 Convention will be organised as a hybrid event. Panellists will be present in the Convention. In that sense, attendees will be able to live stream the sessions and interact with the panels using a dedicated website.

PROGRAMME

Download agenda here.

Conference presentations are available in the Library for MDNP members.

PRESS RELEASE

The 2022 EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials– Hybrid, 3 & 4 November 2022, Santiago, Chile.

On 3rd and 4th November the 2022 EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials took place in Santiago, Chile. The Convention brought together the mineral raw materials value chain community, including policymakers, industry, private sector, academia and innovation actors, from the EU and Latin America, under the overarching theme: Mineral Raw Materials for the Clean Energy Transition.

Key statements from the Minister of Mining in Chile, Mrs Marcela Hernando Perez were made such as, “The global challenges that we are facing require a quick reaction from the governments in collaboration with the industry to work together for the urgency to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of raw materials supply”.

The Convention was organised as a hybrid event with more than 150 participants in person and a similar number of participants online. The two-day event started with a high-level political session with representatives from seven Latin American countries and the European Commission. This session was followed by different panels addressing a variety of topics relevant for fostering collaboration along mineral supply chains between EU and Latin America.

The Convention was organised by the project EU-Latin America Partnership on Raw Materials, funded by the European Union (EU). The project started in 2018 with the objective to promote and intensify cooperation between the EU Member States and 7 Latin American partner countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) along the value chains of minerals-based industries. Based on complementarities, common objectives and shared values of the EU and Latin America, the Partnership aims at moving a step closer towards an integration of strategic industrial value chains for both regions, exploring new business models and adding value to society, while maintaining high environmental and social standards at the core of the Partnership.

For more information, visit https://www.mineralplatform.eu/

The recording of the Convention along with all panel presentations will be available soon via the online platform of the project: https://www.mineralplatform.eu/participate/previous-events