Washington, DC—In response to Magnitude 7 Metals’ announcement that it will restart production at its Marston, Missouri smelter — making it the fifth primary aluminum smelter operating in the United States — Joe Quinn, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials (C-SIM), released the following statement: “Global supply disruptions and rising prices have […]
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE Applauds U.S. Army’s Deals to Establish Domestic Critical Mineral Processing Facilities on Army Bases
Washington, DC—Responding to the U.S. Army’s announcement to lease land on its bases to four companies to design, finance, build, and operate critical mineral processing facilities, Abigail Hunter, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Mineral Strategy, gave the following statement: “Government support on land, power, and people can make critical minerals projects that would never have been realistic a few years […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Applauds Magnets Value Chain Support Act
Washington, DC—Responding to the introduction of “Magnets Value Chain Support Act” by U.S. Representatives John Moolenaar and Ro Khanna, Abigail Hunter, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Mineral Strategy, gave the following statement: “A permanent magnet supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and nearly every stage today sits in the hands of […]
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE Report Calls for Reversing Dangerous Domestic Decline in Major Metals
“Strategic Surpluses” report outlines a bold policy strategy to reclaim major metal production capacity Washington, D.C. — SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials today released a new report, Strategic Surpluses: China’s Economic Warfare on Major Metals, warning that the Chinese Communist Party’s state-backed dominance of steel, aluminum, and copper production has distorted global markets, weakened U.S. industrial capacity, and created a growing national security […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Congratulates Seval Oz on Confirmation as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington, DC—Responding to the confirmation of Seval Oz on her confirmation as Assistant Secretary of Transportation in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), SAFE CEO Avery Ash gave the following statement: “AI-enabled transportation is a strategic imperative for U.S. competitiveness and security—and Assistant Secretary Oz is the right leader at […]
