Observatory on China¿s overseas investments in critical raw materials

About this project

Contract related to: Observatory on China¿s overseas investments in critical raw materials - The Overall Objective of this action is to improve the EU¿s understanding of China¿s overseas investments in critical raw materials (as defined in the Critical Raw Materials Act ¿ CRMA) among European policy-makers to contribute to reducing critical dependencies and strengthening resilience.The Specific Objectives of this action are to:1. Provide an overview of Chinese overseas investments in critical raw materials to assess current and emerging patterns and to try to anticipate China¿s actions globally.2. Generate regular inputs and analysis which can inform relevant EU policies and tools (such as foreign policy, trade, industrial, development).The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:1.1 Establishment of an observatory (including a pool of experts and a user-friendly and up-to-date database/ spreadsheet) to systematically monitor Chinese global investments and activities in critical raw materials.2.1 Improved tools and easy effective use of a searchable repository of existing papers, articles, studies, analysis by third parties including investment figures.2.2 Improve information and advisory services for EU¿s policy-making in the area of critical raw materials including through new analytical reports to be developed by the observatory experts.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

China

Sectors

Public sector policy and administrative managementMineral/mining policy and administrative managementDisaster Risk Reduction

Focus

Environment · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

CN - 01

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

PROJEKT-CONSULT GMBH

Accountable

Private sector in provider country

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2024-PC-39260.

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