The Finland Spotlight session is set to draw attention towards Australia’s burgeoning relationship with Finland as two nations to shape the future of critical minerals.
Diversifying supply chains, sustainability and circularity, and digitalisation will be high on the agenda as Finland’s critical minerals and battery industry showcases its expertise at the International Mining and Resource Conference (IMARC).
The conference comes at a key moment as Finland and Australia look to reaffirm and strengthen their dual commitment to utilising critical minerals to transition to net zero.
The theme of this year’s conference – ‘Accelerating the Critical and Responsible Pathway to Net Zero’ – is apt as Australia seeks partners to achieve its renewable energy objectives with Finland taking centre stage as the world leader in sustainable and circular mining and mineral solutions.
Senior advisor for Business Finland Australia Birgit Tegethoff says the Finnish government organisation looks forward to strengthening an international relationship with massive potential and significant implications for both nations at IMARC.
“The strength of these international relationships will ultimately dictate the success of Australia’s energy transition. We understand that only through collaboration will we achieve our like-minded goals, and we know that Finnish solutions, enabled by digital technologies such as 6G, AI, and quantum, will improve circularity, efficiency and sustainability across the entire industry,” Tegethoff says.
Business Finland is the Finnish government organisation for innovation funding and trade, travel, and investment promotion. The agency has over 760 experts working in more than 40 offices globally and in 16 regional offices around Finland.
Tegethoff notes Finland is an ideal partner for Australia as a hub for research, development and innovation across the minerals value chain with an estimated 80% of the world’s underground mining technology coming from Finland and Sweden.
From extraction and processing to manufacturing and recycling, Finland offers solutions across the entire battery supply chain which are essential for Australia’s net zero transition, the government organisation adds.
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