More than the EU average

Madness! This is how much raw materials we consume

WU scientists Stephan Lutter and Julia Kreimel follow the journey of raw materials around the world.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com, (c)2020 WU Wien)

They are our most valuable commodity: raw materials. But have you ever wondered where, for example, the lithium that is used in almost all of our electronic devices and electric cars comes from? Not from Austria, of course. What other raw materials do we have to import, what routes do they take and what are the consequences?

We took a closer look at this as part of the ÖAW project FÄKT! Spoiler: We consume even more raw materials than the EU average!