Jennifer Hillman, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, said during a panel discussion last week that Trump’s plan for steep and broadly imposed tariffs would make it harder for the U.S. EV sector to ramp up compared to the rest of the world. That’s because the U.S. has a very limited industry around mining […]
Fastmarkets: US Treasury’s finalized Section 45X a big win for secure supply chains, aluminium manufacturing: sources
Washington, DC-based non-governmental organization Securing America’s Future Energy Foundation (SAFE) also welcomed the finalized tax credit guidance for Section 45X. “The final rule is a game-changer for companies refining, smelting and processing materials at home — especially in today’s low-price market,” Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, said in […]
E&E News: Treasury slashes taxes to boost critical minerals
The Treasury rules are being lauded as a boost for processing and smelting but insufficient for a U.S. mining sector that’s lagged for years. Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, said the Treasury language supports domestic processing facilities and creates reliable buyers for miners, helping the U.S. compete in the […]
Politico: Kamala Harris wants to stockpile critical minerals. Would it work?
“A stockpile could be a failsafe, but not a solution to the underlying problem of China’s current control over critical mineral supplies and markets, and our economic vulnerability from lack of supply security or industrial know-how,” said Abigail Hunter, executive director of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy at the think tank SAFE. Read the […]
Wall Street Journal: Why Kamala Harris Wants to Stockpile Minerals You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
“A stockpile could be a fail-safe, but not a solution to the underlying problem of China’s current control over critical mineral supplies and markets, and our economic vulnerability from lack of supply security or industrial know-how,” said Abigail Hunter, executive director of the Center for Critical Minerals Strategy at SAFE, an organization that advocates for […]
