christo1 schreef op 4 februari 2026 19:19:
The U.S. is developing plans to cooperate with Mexico, the European Union and Japan on critical minerals.
The strategy could include price floors for critical minerals, according to the U.S. Trade Representative.
The partners also aim to work together to stockpile critical minerals.
The administration launched a national critical mineral stockpile on Monday. It has also taken equity stakes in critical mineral companies including MP Materials, USA Rare Earth and Canada’s Lithium Americas and Trilogy Metals.
The Pentagon struck a landmark deal with MP Materials last July that included a price floor and offtake agreement in addition to an equity position. The Commerce Department announced plans last week to provide USA Rare Earth with financing in exchange for an equity holding, subject to certain conditions.