Critical minerals

The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center will host Korea Zinc Executive Chairman Yun B. Choi for a fireside chat exploring allied partnership models for minerals security. 

Korea Zinc recently signed agreements with the Department of War, Department of Commerce, and US companies to help establish advanced integrated smelting and recycling operations—including a Tennessee smelter that converts byproducts and scrap into critical minerals and an e-waste recycling facility that recovers rare earths. Such an approach could provide a model for critical minerals partnerships among allies. 

Choi will discuss how partnerships for minerals security can move beyond just capital investment to include technology transfer and workforce development.