COVID-19 pandemic effects on strategic materials supply chains and policy responses (2020–2022)

1. WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic

   Mar 11, 2020Labels: World Health, COVID-19 pandemic

   • WHO
   • Britannica

2. Lynas signs Phase 1 U.S. heavy-REE work

   Jul 27, 2020Labels: Lynas, U S

   • Lynas
   • MiningWeekly

3. EU publishes Critical Raw Materials Action Plan

   Sep 3, 2020Labels: European Commission, Critical Raw

   • EIT
   • IEA

4. EU launches European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA)

   Sep 29, 2020Labels: European Raw, EU industry

   • EIB
   • EU SME

5. U.S. launches critical-minerals emergency order

   Sep 30, 2020Labels: U S, critical minerals

   • WH Archives
   • USGS

6. DoD funds U.S. rare earth processing projects

   Nov 17, 2020Labels: U S, DPA Title

   • DoD Release
   • USGS

7. DoD awards Lynas DPA deal for light-REE separation

   Feb 1, 2021Labels: Lynas, DPA Title

   • DoD Release
   • DoD Release

8. U.S. orders a whole-of-government supply-chain review

   Feb 24, 2021Labels: Executive Order, U S

   • Presidency
   • CISA

9. IEA warns of concentrated critical-minerals supply chains

   May 5, 2021Labels: International Energy, IEA report

   • IEA Report

10. White House releases the EO 14017 100-day report

    Jun 8, 2021Labels: White House, EO 14017

    • CISA
    • CSIS

11. Interior Department launches federal mining-permitting working group

    Feb 22, 2022Labels: U S, Permitting Working

    • DOI

12. U.S. invokes Defense Production Act for key battery minerals

    Mar 31, 2022Labels: President Biden, Defense Production

    • Axios
    • Congress gov

13. DoD funds commercial U.S. heavy-REE separation build-out

    Jun 14, 2022Labels: U S, Lynas

    • Lynas
    • DoD