To help strengthen U.S. critical mineral supply chains and create greater economic value, NLR uses innovative, data-driven approaches to maximize the efficiency and strategic use of domestic resources.

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NLR Partners With Universities To Scale Up U.S. Critical Minerals Capacity

Combined facilities and capabilities to build pipelines for tech commercialization and skilled domestic workforces

Energy Materials and Processing at Scale

The Energy Materials and Processing at Scale facility will create a new model for accelerating the scale-up of early-stage innovations into market-relevant prototypes and competitive manufacturing processes for critical minerals and functional materials.

Aerial of the Energy Materials and Processing at Scale Facility.

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Last Updated May 6, 2026