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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

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Regulating the Depths: International and Domestic Developments in Deep-sea Mining

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As global demand for critical minerals intensifies — driven by the energy transition, technological innovation, and geopolitical competition — deep-sea mining has emerged as a potential frontier in resource development. At...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order Aiming to Increase American Mineral Production

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The order aims to coordinate government efforts to fast-track permitting and accelerate funding to enhance critical minerals value chains from the mine to finished products....more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

How Corporations Can Protect Themselves by Conducting Supply Chain Due Diligence

In today’s complex global market, companies face significant risks when it comes to managing their supply chains. The recent criminal complaints against major tech firms like Apple, Dell, and Microsoft for allegedly using...more

White & Case LLP

Critical Minerals Supply Chains: The Minerals Security Partnership and Trade-Related Challenges

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White & Case Sovereign Focus Critical minerals have become one of the most sought-after commodities in recent years. Since critical minerals are essential for the development of clean energy and other modern technologies,...more

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Southeast Asia’s Growing Role in EVs: Mitigating Your Supply Chain Risks

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Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle (EV) market is booming. Since 2019, EV sales in the key markets of Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia have increased exponentially, reaching year-on-year growth rates of 300 – 400% in 2023....more

K&L Gates LLP

March 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Australian Securities and Investments Commission Continues Greenwashing Enforcement Efforts - On 28 February 2024, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported that an outsourced...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

A&O Shearman

Building resilient net-zero critical supply chains – recent developments and key considerations

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Recent policy and regulatory developments have shown that governments and businesses around the world are increasingly focused on consolidating their competitive positions in the green industrial revolution. Significant...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

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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

King & Spalding

President Biden Orders Comprehensive Supply Chain Review

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Articulates Administration Policy And Reaffirms Need For “Strong, Resilient Supply Chains” For “Critical And Essential Goods And Materials” - On February 24, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed an Executive Order on...more

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Digitalising the mining & metals global supply chain: 2019 sustainability update

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As corporate responsibility evolves, and the focus on corporate sustainability grows, more businesses in the mining and metals and related sectors are referencing the long-term potential of blockchain technology and platforms...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Impacts of Emerging Regulations: Part 4- the Current State of Responsible Minerals

In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Assent Compliance Inc. (Assent), I explore market impacts of emerging regulations on supply chain compliance and the supply chain professional. During the course of this series,...more

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