Battery Recycling and the Missing Middle: Rebuilding U.S. Midstream Metals & Minerals Infrastructure
The Washington Post’s in-depth profile of Redwood Materials’ Nevada operations, highlights the fact that battery recycling is a national security imperative. The ability to reclaim and refine metals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt offers the U.S. a chance to close the loop on materials and reduce reliance on foreign-controlled supply chains. At M2i Global, this midstream capacity of refining, traceability, […]
WHITEHOUSE: U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Framework Reinforces Global Need for Allied Midstream Infrastructure
The United States and Japan have officially signed a joint framework to strengthen cooperation around critical minerals and rare earths, an agreement that signals a new phase in allied economic and energy security. The U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Framework, announced in this White House briefing, outlines a coordinated investment strategy across mining, processing, and stockpiling of strategic materials. […]
M2i Global Applauds Historic U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Deal: A Model for Trusted Supply Chain Partnerships
In a major move to reshape global supply chains, the United States and Australia have announced a $3 billion joint investment under a newly signed Critical Minerals Framework. The agreement is designed to secure strategic resources, scale domestic and allied production, and advance resilience through trusted partnerships. M2i Global strongly supports this framework, one which we […]
Podcast Episode Two: A Path to Supply Chain Resilience with Mahnaz Khan
M2i has released Episode 2 of The Minerals & Metals Initiative, a podcast hosted by M2i President and CEO Alberto Rosende. The series examines the transformation of the global critical minerals supply chain at a moment when resilience, innovation, and bipartisan policy leadership are more urgent than ever. This episode features a timely conversation with Mahnaz Khan, Vice President of […]
Famed Wharton Finance Professor Calls It “Scandalous” That the U.S. Lacks a Rare Earth Reserve
n a recent CNBC interview, world-renowned economist and expert on the financial markets, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel didn’t mince words: “It’s scandalous that we don’t have a rare earth strategic reserve [and] that we let China monopolize 90% of refining rare earth materials.” Siegel’s comments highlight a reality M2i was founded to address. While policymakers debate […]
Launched: The Minerals & Metals Initiative Podcast – Episode 1 Now Live!
M2i Global has officially launched The Minerals & Metals Initiative, a new podcast hosted by M2i President and CEO Alberto Rosende. The series explores the transformation of the critical minerals supply chain, an urgent national and global priority, as we race to modernize, diversify, and de-risk how the world extracts, processes, and deploys strategic materials. Episode 1 features […]
The Hill Opinion: Underscores the Urgency of M2i Global’s Mission
In a recent The Hill opinion piece, Michael Sobolik makes a sobering case: America’s dependence on China for rare earth minerals is a direct threat to national security. With 85% of global rare earth processing controlled by Beijing, and nearly 80% of U.S. defense systems relying on these minerals, the time for half-measures is over. […]
Industry News: Trump Considers $2B Shift from CHIPS Act to Fund Critical Minerals Projects
The Trump administration is considering a record-breaking reallocation of $2 billion from the CHIPS and Science Act, originally intended for semiconductor research and chip factory construction, to support U.S. critical minerals production. The move, still under internal discussion, underscores a growing recognition that securing the critical minerals supply chain is inseparable from America’s broader national […]
Australia’s Critical Minerals Policy Aligns with M2i’s Model for Allied Supply Chain Resilience
Source: Australian Critical Minerals Map 2024 – A4 version from J. Pheeney and C. Kucka, Australian Critical Minerals Map 2024 (6th Edition), Scale 1:5,000,000, (Canberra: Geoscience Australia, January 2025). A higher resolution, more detailed large-format PDF of this map is available. A new policy brief authored by the Science, Technology, Environment and Resources […]
A Global Minerals Trust? Why M2i Is Building What the U.N. Only Proposes
The Wall Street Journal’s article “Could a Global Minerals Trust Help Speed Up the Energy Transition?” (Credit: WSJ) A recent Wall Street Journal article explores the United Nations’ proposal to create a Global Minerals Trust. A multinational effort to pool, coordinate, and stabilize global access to critical minerals in support of the energy transition. […]