MPs Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, Bent-Joacim Bentzen, and Geir Pollestad propose that the Storting ask the government to create a state-owned minerals company. The proposers argue that recent discoveries at the Fensfjellet field in Telemark position Norway among the world's leading producers of rare earth elements, and contend that a state-owned company is necessary to secure national control over strategically important mineral resources and ensure that the value benefits Norwegian society.
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The Storting asks the government to establish a state-owned minerals company that, in close cooperation with private actors, will develop, manage, and secure national control over strategically important mineral resources.