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Strategic Loads: America’s Aluminum Deficit is an Energy Problem

Read the report SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials’ report, Strategic Loads: America’s Aluminum Deficit is an Energy Problem, finds that the decline of U.S. primary aluminum production is fundamentally a challenge of electricity cost and reliability. Action to ensure long-term affordable, reliable power is essential to reverse the decades-long decline in domestic capacity and […]

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NY Times: Biden Administration Proposes Ban on Chinese Software in Vehicles

“Chinese parts, which often enter the United States through suppliers in Mexico or Canada, have the potential to be used for espionage and cyberattacks, some experts warn. ‘Foreign adversaries are cornering and leveraging key supply chains to geopolitical and economic ends,’ Avery Ash, the executive director of the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, an advocacy group, said […]

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Critical Minerals Emerge as Key Area for Collaboration in U.S.-Japan-Philippines Summit

By: Abigail Hunter, Zoe Oysul, and Jocelyn Trainer Critical minerals emerged as a key area for collaboration during the U.S.-Japan-Philippines summit, at a time when the United States seeks to strengthen diplomatic, military, and economic relationships in the Indo-Pacific to counter Chinese aggression in the region and dominance over the critical minerals supply chain. The complementary […]

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SAFE Testifies Before the U.S. International Trade Commission on Clean Domestic Aluminum Supply Chains

Washington, D.C.–Today, Joe Quinn, Vice President and Director of SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission on the importance of ensuring the vitality of domestic primary aluminum production. During his opening statement, Quinn noted the importance of aluminum as we transition to an electric world. “We believe the world […]

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SAFE: Mistake to Lift Tariffs for Securing Energy Supply Chains

In response to the U.S. Senate’s vote to repeal suspension of tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations — legislation expected to receive a presidential veto — SAFE Founder and CEO Robbie Diamond issued the following statement: “Companies will not make the multi-billion-dollar investments in America if they think the U.S. won’t have […]

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