When your production schedule grinds to an unexpected halt, the root cause rarely sits on your assembly floor. Instead, it…
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Critical Materials Risk Has Changed Since 2023
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy mapped critical-materials risk for the 2025 to 2035 period. It remains a useful starting point. But the conditions behind that map have changed. Export controls have expanded. Demand from AI infrastructure, defense production, electrification, and data centers is increasing. Processing and refining remain concentrated in a small number of countries and facilities. For many manufacturers, material risk is now moving faster than annual sourcing plans. …
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Categories: supply chain resilience , Critical Minerals , Defense Manufacturing , Material Substitution
Critical Minerals: The Question We’re Not Asking Enough
When companies assess critical mineral risk, they usually ask who mines a material, who processes it, who buys it, who…
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Categories: supply chain resilience , Advanced Manufacturing , Advanced Materials , Aerospace and Defense , Critical Minerals , Scandium , Xtrium
Scandium Is Becoming a Supply-Chain Problem
Scandium is rarely part of mainstream critical-minerals discussions. That may be changing. In a CNN interview, mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland described…
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Categories: supply chain resilience , Advanced Manufacturing , Critical Minerals , Export Controls , Materials Recycling , Rare Earths , Xtrium
Resource Nationalism Cuts Both Ways
Export restrictions are meant to create leverage. They can also create incentives for customers to leave. China’s recent controls on critical…
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Categories: AI Infrastructure , critical materials , Critical Minerals , Defense Supply Chain , Export Controls , Manufacturing , Material Traceability , Rare Earth Elements , Semiconductor Supply Chain , Supply Chain Risk , Xtrium
Critical Materials Risk Has Changed Since 2023
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy mapped critical-materials risk for the 2025 to 2035 period. It remains a useful…
