Inside Trade

February 14, 2025

U.S., Norway urge steps to counter China’s dominance on critical minerals

January 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Market-oriented countries” should take steps to bolster their critical mineral industries and counter production concentration in China by emphasizing transparency, quality and environmental standards, the U.S. and Norway say in a new report, an early public step under the two governments’ 2024 memorandum of cooperation on the sector. The Jan. 14 joint report , crafted by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Industry and Analysis business unit and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries of Norway, analyzes “Non-Market Policies And Practices...

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