The United States and European Union have released an action plan to coordinate trade policies and measures on critical minerals supply chains, with a view to concluding a binding plurilateral agreement at a future date, reported Reuters. The plan does not specifically mention China, noted the news agency, but comes as part of a broader push by the Trump…
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EU finalizes Critical Raw Materials Act
Negotiators for European Union governments and lawmakers reached an agreement on the text for the Critical Raw Materials Act, the centerpiece of the EU’s strategy to compete with the United States and China in making clean tech products, reported Reuters. Originally proposed in March, the act details targets for domestic supply of critical minerals such as lithium and nickel to…
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