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"I am delighted that the European Union, which has a limited amount of traditional natural resources at its disposal, has adopted this road map designed to ensure a sustainable and responsible supply of raw materials. At stake are our potential for growth, our competitiveness and the protection of our industries, which are largely dependent on imports of raw materials. European cooperation on this issue is all the more crucial given that the emergence of new, high mineral-consuming world powers is causing a mad dash for, and unbridled speculation on, these materials. This road map is therefore in keeping with the efforts already made by some Member States, during the last G8, who fully recognised the need to guarantee fair access, price stability and a sustainable supply of raw materials. Vitally important though this resources supply strategy is, the Union must also recognise that it is going to have to come up with alternatives to traditional raw materials from within. I am thinking, in particular, of algae: it is being used on an experimental basis to make third-generation biofuel and will have the advantage of solving the issues involved in stabilising agricultural commodity prices, which are discussed extensively in this report. We must explore these opportunities without further ado!"@en1
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