Resources & News
MPSC Graphite Symposium Paper
The MPSC is releasing a white paper highlighting the challenges associated with establishing a domestic processing capability for graphite, a crucial component in rechargeable lithium batteries. This comprehensive document is the result of careful deliberations with industry leaders in the graphite sector, involving meticulous reviews and analyses of their data.
Hicks Makes Case That Effective Defense Innovation Is Moving Forward
Innovation is key to continuing U.S. military might, and the Defense Department is working to make the institution more agile and a good partner for private capital, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks at the American Dynamism Summit in Washington today. Read more here: https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3661297/hicks-makes-case-that-effective-defense-innovation-is-moving-forward/
PNNL North American Lithium Battery Materials Industry Report
The “North American Lithium Battery Materials Industry Report” reviews the current state of the North American lithium (Li) battery materials market. The analysis includes reviews of materials used in the production of Li-ion batteries, as well as cell producers in the United States using the materials and some foreign entities
America’s Broken Supply Chain
“America’s Broken Supply Chain,”is a white paper examining today’s critical mineral supply chain landscape. The white paper identifies solutions for the US to improve its domestic mineral production processes through increased collaboration between the US government, defense, mining and clean energy industries. Read the complete white paper.
Domestic Production Base for Military Lithium Batteries
It has been well documented that the military of today, and in the future, will be heavily dependent on energy, specifically energy provided by some form of battery.
Posturing the Defense Industrial Base for Great Power Competition
This report offers an annual unclassified assessment of the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB). NDIA’s Vital Signs includes an exclusive survey of NDIA members who form the backbone of the DIB and focuses particularly on the health of the defense industrial base as it relates to military readiness. Read the
