Mineral Security Partnership (MSP)

The MSP, announced in June 2022, is a US-led initiative involving Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union (represented by the European Commission). 

India joined in June 2023, making it the 14th member. 

The MSP aims to enhance critical mineral supply chains, particularly for clean energy technologies like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. 

It also promotes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards in the global minerals sector and collaborates on developing a minerals processing facility in South America.