Germany on alert for dependence on foreign raw materials: the BDI’s warning and the need for urgent action

German industry is increasingly dependent on foreign raw materials, a vulnerability that is becoming a critical problem for the economy and national security. Sounding the alarm was Siegfried Russwurm, president of the Federation of German Industry (BDI), during a conference organised by the association to discuss resource security. Russwurm emphasised that this dependency represents a […]