Materials sovereignty
Securing raw materials to strengthen industry.
Sovereignty over raw materials relies on the ability to understand, process, and sustainably mobilize strategic resources.
An industrial policy begins with its resources.
Supply constraints, volatility, and external dependencies make raw materials just as strategic as energy, financing, or skills.
SGI approaches raw material sovereignty as an end-to-end chain: flow visibility, quality, processing capabilities, market outlets, industrial alliances, and long-term management.
Areas of work
Six complementary levers
Knowledge
Raw material mapping
Identify resources, critical dependencies, and available capacities.
Resilience
Source diversification
Combine primary, secondary, local, and European resources.
Processing
Industrial capabilities
Develop the processes and infrastructure needed for value creation.
Traceability
Trust and compliance
Documenting the origin, quality, and performance of materials.
Cooperation
Value chain partnerships
Connecting industrial players, regions, research entities, funders, and institutions.
Steering
Strategic indicators
Monitoring supply security, circularity, and competitiveness.
SGI Method
Building a material strategy
Assess a dependency or security issue.
SGI can define the need, the stakeholders involved, and initial structuring options.
