Post by Clifford Chance

Last month, we hosted the Commodities Innovation Forum: Mining + Metals 2026 in New York, bringing together leading voices from the sector. Critical minerals now sit at the intersection of the energy transition, AI and data centre buildout, defence modernisation and economic security, placing them at the centre of government and corporate investment strategies alike. Our post-event briefing explores what this means for international investors and corporates looking at the US market, including: - the increasingly active role of the US government as a direct market participant – not only as regulator, but also as lender, co-investor and strategic offtake counterparty across critical minerals supply chains, - growing collaboration between the US, Japan, Korea, Australia, Europe and allied markets to secure supply, expand processing capacity and build resilient value chains, - the evolving financing models and strategic partnerships emerging in response to heightened global competition for critical mineral resources. Read the full briefing here: https://okt.to/n9OsQb #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #MiningAndMetals #CliffordChance #ProjectFinance