On 30 October 2025, Der SPIEGEL devoted itself to the question of how the USA under Donald Trump is speeding up access to strategic raw materials and leaving Europe behind. The focus is on analysing how domestic companies need to rethink their supply chains in order to avoid being left behind. The raw materials experts from TRADIUM GmbH provided assessments of the current market situation and the role of German industry in the trade conflict between Beijing and Washington. The article was published online.