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U.S. Trade Vulnerabilities in Critical Minerals


Clean energy supply chains vulnerabilities

Energy Technology Perspectives 2023 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

What Policy Initiatives Advance Friend-Shoring? - Global Trade Alert

When it comes to friend-shoring, the Biden Admin- istration has willed the ends but not specified the means. Instead, a patchwork of executive and leg-.

U.S. Looks to Lower Dependence on Imports of Critical Minerals

The Biden administration announced Feb. 22 “major investments” to expand the domestic supply chain for critical minerals to decrease the ...

Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains

In an effort to improve supply chain resilience and protect against material shortages, President. Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed Executive Order ( ...

FOR INDIA CRITICAL MINERALS - Ministry of Mines

The future global economy will be underpinned by technologies that depend on minerals such as lithium, graphite, cobalt, titanium, and rare earth elements.

Which mineral commodities used in the United States need to be ...

For many mineral commodities, the United States uses more than it produces. The balance between imports, exports, and use depends on many factors.

U.S. Is Vulnerable to China's Dominance in Rare Earths, Report Finds

China sees its dominance in strategic rare-earth minerals as leverage that can be used against the West—including in trade disputes with the ...

White House Announces Findings of Critical Minerals Supply Chain ...

The White House released its findings on June 8 from the 100-day assessment of critical supply chains. In general, the report identified ...

Critical Minerals in Africa: Strengthening Security, Supporting ...

These partnerships could help diversify critical mineral supply chains; strengthen the rule of law, transparency, and environmental and labor ...

Skewed critical minerals global supply chains post COVID-19

The study looked at 49 non-fuel minerals, including rare earth minerals, and assessed the impact of critical minerals on manufacturing sector due to supply ...

Framework for Securing American Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Smartphones, clean energy infrastructure, and U.S. military readiness have a common denominator. They depend heavily on a secure supply of ...

Securing the U.S. Aerospace and Defense Critical Minerals Supply ...

Rare earths, cobalt, and manganese metal, among others, are used in the production of high-end, cutting-edge commercial and defense technologies ...

Critical Minerals and U.S. Public Policy - EveryCRSReport.com

President Trump and various US lawmakers have expressed concerns about US reliance on critical mineral imports and potential disruption of supply chains.

Promoting Supply Chain Resilience - Regulations.gov

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) requests comments and will hold a public hearing to inform objectives and strategies that advance ...

From Mines to Markets in the Middle East and Central Asia - RAND

Competition between the United States, Russia, and China has led to efforts to diversify critical mineral supply chains.

Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy

This book develops such a methodology and suggests an enhanced federal initiative to collect and analyze the additional data needed to support this type of ...

Germanium and Gallium: U.S. Trade and Chinese Export Controls

The United States is heavily reliant on imports for both of these critical minerals, especially from China given its dominant role as a major producer and ...

Why Is the U.S. Vulnerable When It Comes to Critical Minerals?

Cerium, used in catalytic converters, ceramics, glass, metallurgy, and polishing compounds; Cesium, used in research and development; Chromium, ...

Electric vehicle battery chemistry affects supply chain disruption ...

We compare the nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistries by (1) mapping the supply chains for these ...

Biden's Executive Order on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: A Reality ...

... critical minerals, semiconductors and large capacity batteries. The 100-day review will be followed by a longer year-long review of a ...