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Due to the transformation of numerous developing countries into emerging economies and the resulting high or even growing demand for raw materials in future, the supply situation will presumably continue to be tight. Moreover, raw materials conflicts are becoming a growing threat in many producing countries, fuelled by the unequal international access to these resources and a new geography of trade, caused by the rise of the emerging countries. The private sector, national governments and the EU commission are asked to find ways to attain supply security through appropriate measures at company, state and EU level as well as at the international level.