Washington, DC—Responding to remarks from the Trump Administration about potentially inviting Chinese automakers into the United States, SAFE CEO Avery Ash gave the following statement: “President Trump has made swift and impressive strides to make our nation stronger and more secure by countering China’s dominance of critical mineral, battery, and advanced manufacturing supply chains. Welcoming Chinese automakers […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Comments on Administration’s Section 232 Announcement on Critical Minerals and Derivative Products
Washington, DC—SAFE welcomes the Administration’s announcement outlining the next steps following its Section 232 investigation into critical minerals and derivative products. In context, yesterday’s outcome underscores the inherent challenge of translating a broad and expansive Section 232 review into immediate trade actions, particularly under a compressed timeline and across a wide universe of critical minerals and […]
STATEMENT | SAFE Applauds DOW Investment in American Alumina for National Security
Washington, DC—In response to the announcement of an investment from the Department of War into the Atalco Alumina refinery, the only such facility remaining in the United States, Joe Quinn, Executive Director of SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, gave the following statement: “Direct federal investment in domestic production is how you strengthen the defense […]
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE Applauds Numerous NDAA Provisions Supporting Energy and Supply Chain Security
The NDAA reflects Washington’s motivation to put the Pentagon at the center of our energy and minerals strategy. By streamlining procurement, further decoupling our defense industrial base from adversarial supply chains, expanding financial tools across essential supply chains, and maintaining focus on military energy needs, Congress has made important strides in this year’s Defense bill under President Trump’s leadership. […]
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE Report Calls for National Reindustrialization Action Plan that Prioritizes Industrial Expansion as well as AI Development
SAFE’s Center for Grid Security (CGS) today released a new report, “Powering Prosperity: Transmission & America’s Industrial Golden Age,” finding that the United States lags China in four out of five essential manufacturing capabilities necessary for defense readiness. The nation must accelerate the buildout of high-capacity transmission to not only meet the energy demands of AI and data center expansion, but also the needs of strategic manufacturing industries. […]
