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Sustainably Building Out Domestic Supply Chains — Auto and Battery Makers...
In recent months, and in particular in the wake of the recently-passed congressional Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), we have seen a long overdue uptick in efforts to build out a secure North American...
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China Tightens Reins On Its Critical Mineral Supply Chains
As geopolitical tensions continue to mount and supply chain challenges loom large across many sectors, Beijing is tightening reins on its critical mineral supply chains. According to news reports, the...
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2022 – ARPN’s YEAR IN REVIEW
2022 surely was as fast-paced a year as they come. Didn’t we just throw overboard our New Year’s Resolutions? We blinked, and it’s time for another review of what has happened in the past twelve...
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Visualizing the Lithium Challenge – Time to Strengthen the Domestic Supply Chain
As part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to bolster U.S. critical mineral supply chains, and specifically the battery supply chain, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has...
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Groundhog Day 2023 – Another Year of Critical Mineral Resource Dependence?...
Earlier this week, USGS released its latest iteration of the annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, a much-cited report that every year gives us a data-driven glimpse into our nation’s mineral resource...
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Strengthening the Supply Chains for the “Fuel of the Green Revolution” – A...
Sometimes hailed the “fuel of the green revolution,” lithium has been the posterchild of the “battery criticals.” Start with the fact that the leading battery technology underpinning the shift towards...
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Chile’s Plans to Take Control over Country’s Lithium Industry Part of Larger...
As the cliché goes, the global economy is inextricably interconnected. Easy to say, but still surprising to see it unfold in front of us – especially when the nation illustrating the truism is the...
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Namibia Joins Resource Nationalism Trend as Demand for Battery Criticals Surges
Resource nationalism has arrived in Africa. After Zimbabwe banned lithium ore exports last December in a move that only permits concentrates to be shipped out, Namibia has banned the export of...
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DoD Once More Invokes Defense Production Act Title III Authority for Projects...
Against the backdrop of surging demand for critical minerals and increasing geopolitical tensions, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is forging ahead with its efforts to strengthen the U.S. defense...
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The EV Transition is Here – But Its Enthusiasts Ignore Its Political and...
When it comes to the EV revolution, there really isn’t any doubt — it’s happening, and it’s accelerating. But what does that mean for a society in which the automobile has become a central element in...
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