Supply Chain
Critical Materials & Minerals
Building America’s electric future requires resilient, sustainable supply chains. NEMA is focused on driving policies that ensure the short- and long-term availability of essential components and critical materials, including semiconductors, electrical steel, and critical minerals.
Focus Areas & Objectives
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Domestic Content. Maximizing opportunities for the electroindustry to compete through a secure supply of domestic and friendly sources of materials and components, consistent with federal procurement rules.
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Workforce. Developing the skilled workforce required to manufacture, distribute, and install electrical products. Training, recruitment, and retention are core to a strong domestic manufacturing supply chain.
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Critical Minerals and Materials. Navigating challenges and opportunities regarding the secure, friendly, and reliable availability of critical minerals and materials.
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International Trade. Protecting international trade, tariff, and import/export opportunities that drive key investment and growth decisions.
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Movement of Goods. Ensuring efficient cross-border and interstate movement of goods and materials to ease burdensome obstacles to a quicker energy transition.
Supply Chain Resources & Materials
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SC (Supply Chain) Resilience Playbooks

