<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Critical Minerals on SoloSoft</title><link>https://www.solosoft.dev/tags/critical-minerals/</link><description>Recent content in Critical Minerals on SoloSoft</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.solosoft.dev/tags/critical-minerals/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>How Found Industries Is Reshaping America's Industrial Supply Chain： From Alumin</title><link>https://www.solosoft.dev/trends/2026-05-04-found-industries-aims-to-strengthen-americas-indus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.solosoft.dev/trends/2026-05-04-found-industries-aims-to-strengthen-americas-indus/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="why-is-found-industries-technology-particularly-important-now"&gt;Why Is Found Industries&amp;rsquo; Technology Particularly Important Now?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because US dependence on China for gallium, a critical semiconductor material, has reached dangerous levels.&lt;/strong&gt; Gallium is the base material for gallium nitride (GaN) and gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors, widely used in 5G communications, radar systems, and high-efficiency power chips. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), over 80% of global gallium production comes from China, while the US has virtually no commercial gallium production. Found Industries&amp;rsquo; electrochemical extraction technology can recover gallium from bauxite refining waste, directly bypassing China&amp;rsquo;s supply monopoly.&lt;/p&gt;
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 &lt;th&gt;Technology&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th&gt;Application Areas&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th&gt;Current Supply Chain Risk&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th&gt;Found Solution&lt;/th&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;Electrochemical Gallium Extraction&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Semiconductors, Photovoltaics, Solar Panels&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;80%+ dependence on China&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Recover from bauxite waste, build domestic production lines&lt;/td&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;Catalytic Aluminum Fuel&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Distributed Power Generation, Military Energy&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Large amounts of aluminum waste landfilled&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Convert waste aluminum into high-density hydrogen fuel&lt;/td&gt;
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 &lt;td&gt;Critical Metal Recovery&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Aerospace, EV Batteries&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Unstable rare earth metal supply&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Integrate extraction of multiple metals, reduce import demand&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This is not just a battle of technological routes; it is about whether the US can truly gain a foothold in the wave of semiconductor independence.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sustainable Green Team Transforms into Tech Company, Building Physical World Ver</title><link>https://www.solosoft.dev/trends/2026-04-17-sustainable-green-team-otc-sgtm-emerges-as-technol/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.solosoft.dev/trends/2026-04-17-sustainable-green-team-otc-sgtm-emerges-as-technol/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="from-environmental-services-to-trust-infrastructure-what-does-sgtms-strategic-pivot-signify"&gt;From Environmental Services to Trust Infrastructure: What Does SGTM&amp;rsquo;s Strategic Pivot Signify?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In simple terms, this is a classic &amp;rsquo;track upgrade.&amp;rsquo;&lt;/strong&gt; SGTM is no longer content with being a contractor in environmental projects. Instead, it has identified a common pain point across all industries involving the verification of physical outcomes: how to prove that &amp;lsquo;something actually happened.&amp;rsquo; This pain point is magnified in the era of ESG investing, critical raw material traceability, and digital governance. SGTM&amp;rsquo;s strategic pivot repositions itself from a participant in one track to a &amp;lsquo;rule-maker&amp;rsquo; and &amp;lsquo;infrastructure provider&amp;rsquo; that multiple tracks must rely on. The industrial significance behind this is that as the data economy shifts from virtual to virtual-physical integration, the ability to standardize and automate the verification of physical facts will become a more central value hub than any single business.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>