Closed-door roundtable on “Polysilicon supply chains and geopolitical implications for the Netherlands and Europe”
On 6 October 2026, HCSS hosted the closed-door roundtable “Polysilicon supply chains and geopolitical implications for the Netherlands and Europe”. In a new HCSS policy brief published this week, strategic analysts Ron Stoop and Irina Patrahau examine the geopolitical and industrial dynamics shaping Europe’s polysilicon supply chains and identify steps to strengthen their resilience. The policy brief provided the basis for the roundtable discussion among stakeholders from RESiLICON, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Ministry of Defence, ING, Invest International, the Province of Groningen, FME, and NOM.
The silicon economy: polysilicon supply chains in times of geoeconomic transition
New HCSS policy brief: Europe’s energy and digital transitions depend on secure access to critical materials, with polysilicon at the heart of solar, battery and semiconductor supply chains. Ron Stoop and Irina Patrahau identify vulnerabilities in Europe’s position and set out three priorities: coordinated supply chains, targeted EU financing and a tailored policy framework for polysilicon.
The silicon economy: Europe must strengthen polysilicon supply chains amid geoeconomic transition
New HCSS policy brief: Europe’s energy and digital transitions depend on secure access to critical materials, with polysilicon at the heart of solar, battery and semiconductor supply chains. Ron Stoop and Irina Patrahau identify vulnerabilities in Europe’s position and set out three priorities: coordinated supply chains, targeted EU financing and a tailored policy framework for polysilicon.
