Top Stories for Feb. 6, 2024:
1. 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEAM) expressed its support for U.S. Congress to include boron in the U.S. Geologic Survey’s 2025 Critical Mineral List.
5E Advanced Materials’ Chief Marketing Officer J.T. Starzecki said, “We thank Congressmen [Jay] Obernolte and [Jimmy] Panetta for their leadership in this effort…These members and their colleagues recognize the urgency and strategic importance of establishing a secure, domestic boron supply to meet the growing demand across the energy and defense industries.”
On Jan. 26, 10 members of Congress petitioned the secretary of the Interior and the USGS director to recognize the importance of boron and its derivatives across multiple industries, including energy and defense systems, and for meeting U.S. clean energy goals.
“Our country’s supply chains are in a precarious position, with many of them mostly, or even entirely, dependent …