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The 60-day plan aims to secure supply chains for strategic minerals through coordinated trade policies, stockpiling, and regulatory cooperation to reduce dependence on global market disruptions.
- On Feb 4, the United States and Mexico unveiled a 60-day action plan to develop coordinated trade policies for critical minerals, including exploring minimum price mechanisms and coordinated stockpiling.
- Driven by concerns over Beijing's supply dominance, officials align critical minerals policy with a United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement review due by July 1.
- The plan calls for identifying specific mining and processing projects and pursuing common regulatory standards, technical and regulatory cooperation, and binding plurilateral agreements on critical minerals.
- Within 30 days the U.S. and EU plan a memorandum of understanding, while the administration launched a national critical mineral stockpile on Monday and Vice President JD Vance unveiled allied-trade bloc plans.
- Market context: Beijing's processing dominance and export restrictions last year have driven market economies to cooperate, while the Pentagon deal with MP Materials last July shows prior interventionist tools in critical minerals.
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s government ‘does merits’ with Donald Trump’s administration: Mexico signed an action plan with the United States for the protection of critical mineral supply chains. Jamieson Greer, in charge of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, said this agreement, “pioneer of its kind,” reinforces the trade ties between neighboring countries in view of the T-MEC review in 2026. “Today’s announcement demonstrates the shared commitment…
US-Mexico Forge Critical Minerals Alliance to Mitigate Supply Vulnerabilities
The United States and Mexico have introduced a 60-day plan to develop trade policies focused on mitigating vulnerabilities in critical mineral supply chains. The plan, aimed at establishing price floors for certain imports, underscores the countries' commitment to safeguarding supply chains vital to advanced manufacturing and economic security.
Donald Trump administration said this action plan will strengthen bilateral cooperation and increase the supply chain between the two countries
U.S., Mexico to develop co-ordinated trade policies on critical minerals
The United States and Mexico on Wednesday unveiled a 60-day plan to develop coordinated trade policies aimed at mitigating vulnerabilities in critical mineral supply chains, including possible price floors for certain mineral imports.
Vance Pitches Price Floors for Key Minerals to Counter China
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration hosted 55 countries at a critical minerals summit, pitching price floors and a flood of US private equity in a bid to reduce dependence on China and ensure American manufacturers have stable access to key resources.
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