Chris Beatty

Opinion | China’s critical mineral monopoly threatens U.S. national security @WashTimesOpEd trib.al/ao1O4JT

TechMet Chairman & CEO Brian Menell emphasizes the need for EXIM to be reauthorized & supported in order to make tremendous progress in prioritizing critical minerals supply chain security. #EXIM24

Israeli battery tech startup Addionics to build $400 mln U.S. plant reut.rs/4bOsaHs

U.N. evacuates civilians after latest east Congo attack reut.rs/3w1CJ9q

"the projects set to get subsidies for 10% of their operating costs would not otherwise have existed... those processing plants and manufacturing facilities would have been built in other, cheaper countries. 'They would simply go to China,'Tom Moerenhout" technologyreview.com/2024/01/25/108…

"However, the US’s failure in many cases to offer competitively priced alternative products, cheaper finance for infrastructure projects or new free trade deals has frustrated many Latin American officials." @mj_stott ft.com/content/5858a9… via @ft

Congo votes in extended election as some opposition demand rerun reut.rs/3TAb7C9

#RDC #Elections : @symocel sur 1000 rapports à 9h dit qu’il y a eu des retards sur plus de 60% des BV, le personnel était là dans près de 80% des BV. Par contre, dans plus de 11%, soit le matériel nécessaire n’était pas là, soit le bureau est resté fermé pour d’autres raisons

Congo’s crucial election may be heading for disaster. The risk of fraud, or a delay, is high econ.st/3RqcGjh 👇

"This is primarily about power, not trade. The supply of critical minerals is more a geopolitical issue than a geological one." - UK House of Commons Committee report thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/…

S2G Ventures (@seed2growth) announced its second investment in the leading critical minerals investment company, TechMet, which is now valued at more than $1 billion. axios.com/pro/climate-de…

Garrett Johnson had four surgeries, dropped out of college, underwent nine rounds of chemo and didn't play a bball game for nearly three years. Then he arrived at GW and started lighting it up. Just an incredible story. washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/12…

Total DFC investment in TechMet reaches $105 million bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Money Maze Podcast: The Immense Opportunities in Strategic Metals – With Brian Menell, Chairman & CEO of TechMet @podcast_maze moneymazepodcast.com/curated-podcas…

"...China’s firm grip on the graphite and anode market means that any restrictions it imposes have the potential to disrupt the supply chain and the deployment of EVs and batteries outside of China." Tom Moerenhout @ColumbiaUEnergy energypolicy.columbia.edu/chinas-latest-…

#Liberia: On election eve, security personnel threatened industrial action, contending insufficient funding to secure ballot boxes and maintain public order. At least two people were killed in election-related violence on the last weekend of campaigning. africa-conf.com/LiberiaElectio…

"US officials regularly tout the need to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals. To do this, the United States needs to bolster its economic cooperation with African countries, and it needs to do so quickly." @nubiancheetah & @ShirleyMHargis atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

#Liberia: International and local observers have described the process as peaceful overall, but @NECLiberia admits that some of their staff were overwhelmed with the turnout. Report by @porkpad1 theafricareport.com/324604/large-t…

"@USAmbUN has spent the past decade trying to realize an idea...A foreign service that reflects the diversity of America, which she says is critical to the State Department’s work." Few people have contributed more to American diplomacy than @LindaT_G usatoday.com/story/news/wor…

" Politically, the sting of high gas prices that has constrained U.S. long-term policy planning for decades does not exist with minerals. Price disruptions would be a distraction, not a debilitating force." @BrianCDeese & @JasonBordoff foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/04/ev-…