Critical minerals are essential to a wide range of technologies that underpin modern economies, from energy systems and advanced manufacturing to defense applications and digital infrastructure. As demand for these materials grows, international standards play a vital role in promoting transparency, traceability, and security across global supply chains. International standards provide common frameworks for supply chain due diligence, measurement and testing methods, data interoperability, enabling governments, industry, and stakeholders to work together more effectively. By supporting innovation, reducing risks, and fostering global alignment, standards help ensure that critical minerals are developed and used in ways that advance economic resilience, energy security, and long-term economic security.
In June 2026, ANSI hosted two webinars where attendees learned about standardization activities related to the full lifecycle of critical minerals, including upstream, midstream, and downstream. Attendees heard briefings from various standards and codes developers, highlighting their current activities and providing opportunities for dialogue with participants. The materials from both sessions are included below.
Presenters: Rick Porter and Jennifer Tursi
Presenter: Jeff Weiss
View presentation only (PDF)Presenter: Josephine Robertson
Presenter: Christine Bernat
Presenter: Kristi Disney Bruckner
Presenter: John Bonevich
Presenter: Megan Barnhart
On September 23-24th, 2026, ANSI will bring together stakeholders from across industry, government, academia, and the standards development community. This interactive event will focus on identifying pre-standardization research needs, evaluating existing and emerging standards and conformity assessment programs, and exploring considerations for regulatory and policy frameworks which impact standardization. Through a combination of expert presentations, panel discussions, and collaborative sessions, participants will have the opportunity to share insights, highlight gaps and challenges, and help shape priorities for future standards development and coordination efforts. The workshop is designed to foster dialogue, strengthen cross-sector collaboration, and advance a more aligned and effective approach to supporting the critical minerals ecosystem (upstream, midstream, and downstream). Scoping of this event may evolve as it approaches.
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