Raw material criticality, whether through natural resource constraints or political maneuvering is increasingly exposing different industries that develop products to a range of adverse risk scenarios. Exploratory research was conducted to gain an insight into the awareness of companies to the challenges critical metals can present and to ascertain if action is being taken. The study clearly demonstrates a need for more research to gain a deeper insight into mitigating adverse critical metal

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... k throughout the different stages of the product development process. The conclusion provides an insight as to the implications for further research.