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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

G7 Releases Critical Minerals Action Plan on the Heels of IEA’s 2025 Critical Minerals Outlook

The IEA’s 2025 Global Critical Minerals Outlook reveals a market at a crossroads: While demand for energy transition and other minerals continues to surge, investment and supply diversification are not keeping pace....more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

AI, Energy, and the Trump–Xi Mineral Standoff are Colliding. What it means for Renewable M&A?

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As President Trump and President Xi Jinping prepare for high-stakes talks following the breakdown of the May Geneva trade agreement, China’s tightening grip on critical mineral exports—especially graphite, rare earths, and...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Rare Earth Minerals, and China’s Global Dominance

If I heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, China is the sourcing capital of the world. I’ve also repeated this statement at least 400+ times in many conversations over the years regarding global trade. China, it’s...more

Perkins Coie

Trump Administration Makes Move to Expand Critical Mineral Production Through Deep-Sea Mining

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On April 24, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order aimed at fast-tracking deep-sea mining. ...more

White & Case LLP

Critical (minerals) mass: Minerals security in a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment

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In the past five years, the acceleration of the energy transition, geopolitical pressures and political volatility have brought critical minerals to the fore. Energy security now extends to the reliable and adequate supply of...more

StoneTurn

Advance in Africa: Technological Innovation and Critical Minerals

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Africa’s rich natural resources are playing a central role in the global energy transition. In a StoneTurn panel discussion, Advance in Africa, hosted by Partner Sarah Keeling, Alpha Sierra Founder Andrew Sekandi shares key...more

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China Bans Exports to U.S. of Critical Minerals Used in High Tech “Dual-Use” Materials

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On December 3, 2024, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced strict export restrictions on “dual-use” technologies. Dual-use technologies are those that are developed for civilian markets but also have military utility or...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Landmark Minerals Security Partnership Finance Network Established for Critical Minerals Projects

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The new financing initiative aims to enhance collaboration amongst export credit agency and development finance institutions to support financing for critical mineral projects....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

UK Critical Minerals Strategy: Lessons from the US

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Reliable supplies of critical raw materials are essential for the green transition and to ensure the competitiveness of key national industries. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US and the European Union’s Critical...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Business Implications From China’s Weakened Economy

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After 30 years of extraordinary growth, China’s economy – the world’s second largest – appears to be entering a new phase of slower expansion. The real estate sector – which accounts for around one-third of Chinese GDP and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Foreign Investment in the Critical Minerals Sector to Face Enhanced Scrutiny

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In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more

White & Case LLP

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act – Potential Impact on Critical Minerals Supply for Clean Energy Technologies

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In the over five months since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") entered into force, companies have grappled with how to assess and mitigate compliance risks. Lack of transparency by US Customs and Border...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canada Clamps Down on Foreign SOE Investments in Critical Minerals

The Canadian government announced a new policy on October 28, 2022 (the Policy) under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) governing investments by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Canada’s critical minerals sector....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

White House Issues Final Report On Supply Chain Risks And Considers Section 232 Investigation Into Imports Of Neodymium Magnets

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President Biden issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14017 titled “America’s Supply Chains” on February 24, 2021, ordering 100-day and 1-year reviews of certain critical supply chains. On June 8, 2021, a final report was published,...more

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President Biden Orders 100-Day Review of America’s Supply Chains for Semiconductors, Batteries, Critical Minerals and APIs

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Changes are afoot for key industry sectors with complicated global supply chains. “As this pandemic has made clear, we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesn’t share our...more

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