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Towards the Clean Energy Transition

The Critical Materials Crossroads is a partnership between government, industry, non-profit, and the academic sectors. We promote reshoring of good manufacturing jobs to the Central Midwest.

About Us

Regional Economic Development

We advance state-of-the-art research that meets community and industry needs, with an emphasis on circularity and sustainability.

Critical Minerals + Critical Materials

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From cobalt to rare earths

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Critical Goods + Recycling

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From microelectronics to EV batteries

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Workforce

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Preparing the workforce for emerging industry needs

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Team

Our Team On The Leading Edge

We aim to align the Kansas City region's natural resources, transportation base, expertise, and workforce to energize local prosperity and US economic and national security. We strive to enable production, manufacture, and recycling of critical minerals, critical materials, and critical goods to enable sustainable and interconnected regional micro circular economies.

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