In 2026, ANSI is facilitating a series of standards coordination initiatives covering the full critical minerals value chain—including upstream, midstream, and downstream. Read more and track this effort at www.ansi.org/cmsc. 

Sponsorships are invited for the September workshop and other enhanced services for this initiative. 

• Technical Workshop – a two-day, in-person workshop in Washington, DC on September 23-24th focused on pre-standardization research, standards and conformity assessment needs, and potential regulatory framework considerations
• Workshop Report - an executive report which will contain a summary of identified key challenges and opportunities for standards development, gaps in standards, and other associated recommendations

Sponsorship Tiers & Benefits can be found at the top of this page.