Essential Minerals Association’s Post

EU's Critical Raw Materials Act is taking a significant step forward with 8 bidders, including industry giants like Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers, developing a trading platform for critical minerals. This report indicates strong backing for establishing a demand aggregation and matchmaking platform for strategic raw materials. This initiative aims to secure supply chains and boost small business innovation by providing access to certified sustainable or niche materials for emerging industries. Learn more about this exciting development here.

How do the EU and UK critical minerals lists compare? Since leaving the EU, what materials are considered critical to UK industry, being of strategic economic importance, and facing supply chain vulnerability? How does this list differ to the EU? How is the UK addressing their needs for better data and intelligence? Read on here | https://lnkd.in/ggWyGW-C

Next week the team will be attending the OECD - OCDE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in #Paris. 🤝 If you are joining and would like to connect in-person, don’t hesitate to reach out to Lara Strangways, Laura-Lou M., Andrés Zaragoza or Jussara Paimann Millán. Looking forward to meeting, sharing insights, and discussing how we can work together to ensure responsible sourcing practices, amid the ever-growing demand for critical minerals. #criticalminerals #supplychain #duediligence #bizhumanrights 

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The European Union, rushing to develop a 9 million euro joint purchasing mechanism for #criticalminerals and energy, is choosing between eight bidders vying to develop a platform, documents showed and sources with direct knowledge told Reuters. The bloc's rationale for pooling together buying orders is that it would hand participants more leverage to achieve more favourable deals and prices for critical minerals essential for the #greentransition that trade in thin and opaque markets often dominated by China. https://lnkd.in/epJxVbqJ

ICYMI: Last week, Claigan Environmental presented a webinar on updates/trends in minerals due diligence: https://lnkd.in/gbvMt9be If you're a peer in the responsible minerals space and are interested in chatting #3TGs, #EUBatteryRegulation, #ForcedLabor, or any of the other topics addressed in our webinar - please reach out!

Extremely excited to share my latest co-authored report "Trading Tensions: Navigating Policy Tools for a Diverse Critical Minerals Supply Chain" published by SAFE! As critical minerals become the backbone of our clean energy transition and national security infrastructure, we face an urgent challenge: 70-93% of essential minerals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt are processed in China. Our report examines how trade policy can help: 💰 Build U.S. market presence 🚢 Diversify global supply chains 🌲 Promote higher environmental & labor standards Key findings include: 🧠 Analysis of unilateral vs joint trade tools 🗺 Assessment of trade preference programs ⚡ Strategic recommendations for policymakers 💡 Framework for balancing competing priorities Most importantly, we provide actionable solutions focused on: 1️⃣ Enhancing existing unilateral trade measures 2️⃣ Creating new multilateral agreements 3️⃣ Strengthening domestic & allied production Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dsjZ_DZS Special thanks to my co-author Zubeyde (Zoe) Burcuhan O. and the rest of the team for their support and collaboration on this critical work, Abigail Hunter, Leslie Hayward, Jason Islas, Bridget Chisholm. #CriticalMinerals #TradePolicy #CleanEnergy #NationalSecurity #EconomicSecurity

To help stop the exploitation occurring in 3TG-rich regions, the OECD - OCDE established a globally accepted standard for tracking and managing risks in minerals supply chains. The five-step framework aids companies in responsibly sourcing minerals and maintaining an ethical supply chain. https://hubs.la/Q02Hvh3s0 #conflictminerals #responsibleminerals #responsiblesourcing #supplychain

Yesterday (July 19th) I joined the Webinar “Challenges in Handling Critical Minerals” organized by K-Mine. It was hosted by Anya Kadyrova -Global Business Development Manager/K-Mine with keynote speakers Guy Winter -Partner/Fasken & member of the Critical Minerals Expert Committee and Brian Savage -CEO/Electric Metals USA.  The webinar explored the differences between strategic and critical minerals, global regulations, consulting challenges, modern extraction techniques, and legal issues in the industry. Agenda: 1) Key Differences Between Strategic and Critical Minerals 2) Regulatory Approaches to Critical Minerals Worldwide 3) Consulting Challenges in the Critical Minerals Sector 4) Modern Extraction Techniques for Critical Minerals 5) Legal Challenges in the Critical Minerals Industry It was a perfect opportunity for professionals wanting to deepen their understanding of critical minerals and tackle industry challenges and I didn't miss this chance to learn from industry experts. Brian Savage addressed the following topics: • How did we get here? • The Law of Unintended Consequences • Where are the Minerals Mined and Processed? • Critical and Strategic Minerals Guy Winter shared his views about: • The Critical Minerals (CM) Regulatory Environment • The Boom in CM Regulation • What Impact is ALL this Having on CM Projects?

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