WORLD.- United States and Mexico They announced this Wednesday the first action plan between both countries to coordinate trade policies on critical mineralswhich are vital for the manufacturing of a wide range of technological products.
The agreement was sealed at a meeting in Washington between the United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greerand the Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard.
Greer declared in a statement that this agreement represents “an important step” for strengthen the bilateral relationship as the review, scheduled for 2026, of the free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada (T-MEC) approaches.
Today, Ambassador Greer joined Mexican Secretary of Economy @m_ebrard in enacting the U.S.-Mexico Action Plan on Critical Minerals.
Under this first-of-its-kind Action Plan, the United States and Mexico will work to develop coordinated trade policies towards a binding… pic.twitter.com/qq8Jgmm4MS
— United States Trade Representative (@USTradeRep) February 4, 2026
The announcement, he said, demonstrates the two neighboring countries’ commitment to “address global market distortions that have left North American critical mineral supply chains vulnerable to disruption.”
The action plan will serve to identify critical minerals of interest to both countries and explore minimum prices for their import across the common border.
What are critical minerals?
The so-called critical minerals, such as aluminum, lithium or zinc, are essential inputs for the manufacture of semiconductors and next-generation batteries. As well as a wide range of technological products that Washington considers key to the economy and national security.
This same Tuesday, the United States Department of State hosted a ministerial summit on critical minerals with representatives from 55 countries, attended by the Mexican Foreign Minister, Juan Ramon de la Fuente.
During the summit, the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, proposed to his partners to create a “trade bloc” on critical minerals to reduce China’s monopoly in this matter.
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