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Rock Tech Joins European Raw Materials Alliance
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[{"type":"text","content":"Rock Tech Joins European Raw Materials Alliance\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vancouver, BC, Canada -\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n October 13, 2020 -\n \n \n Rock Tech Lithium Inc.\n \n (the\n\"Company\" or \"Rock Tech\") (TSXV:RCK\n \n ) (\n \n Frankfurt:RJIB) is pleased to announce it has\njoined the European Raw Materials Alliance (\"ERMA\").\n \n \n ERMA, launched by the European Commission on September 29, 2020, has\nthe following primary objectives:\n \n \n \n \n - Establishing a dynamic European Union industrial alliance on the raw\nmaterials needed for industrial ecosystems.\n \n \n - Identifying investment and enabling policy requirements, possibly\nincluding industrial consortia in the framework of Important Projects\nof Common European Interest.\n \n \n - Creating a deeper awareness of raw materials and advanced materials\nas enablers for the EU Green Deal.\n \n \n \n \n \n \"Rock Tech is very excited to be joining the European Raw\nMaterials Alliance,\" said Dirk Harbecke, Rock Tech's chairman.\n\"Momentum is accelerating as policymakers and industry\nparticipants coalesce around the notion of security of supply\nregarding the critical raw materials that enable a globally\ncompetitive, green and digital economy.\"\n \n \n Among other deliverables, ERMA will install a Raw Materials Investment\nPlatform to bring investors and investees together in addition to\nassessing EU funding opportunities and financing sources for\ninvestment opportunities both inside and outside of Europe.\n \n \n \"We continue to make significant progress in our downstream\nstrategic pursuits,\" added Simon Bodensteiner, the Company's\nChief Executive Officer. \"Strategic autonomy and sovereignty,\nparticularly with respect to battery metals, is gaining considerable\nsupport with the establishment of ERMA and we are delighted to be\ncollaborating with fellow alliance partners.\"\n \n \n \n About the European Raw Materials\nAlliance (\"ERMA\")\n \n \n \n ERMA is an open and inclusive alliance that provides an open and\nindependent forum for discussion and analysis, as well as a mechanism\nfor translating potential projects into actual activities and\ninfrastructures that will contribute to creating long-lasting added\nvalue and jobs for Europe. ERMA will identify barriers, opportunities\nand investme...