Supply Chain Research

The Australian and U.S. governments will jointly develop resources of 33 critical minerals. Those will include rare earths, lithium and cobalt as well as more mundane materials include tin. That should help boost Australian export earnings while also aiding the U.S. in its technological rivalry with China. U.S. imports of 23 minerals defined by the Trump administration as strategically critical were worth $9.56 billion in the 12 months to Sept. 30 after rising by just 3.7% year over year. Platinum made up $6.31 billion of the total and rose by 8.8% year over year. That meant sourcing of ...