Westwin Elements is developing America's first nickel carbonyl refinery facility to supply the domestic consumer market demand as well as the defense industrial base with a domestic source of Class 1 nickel. Westwin's lobbying effort centers on protecting the 45x critical mineral manufacturing tax credit.
Industry is seeking tariffs on imports of class 1 nickel products with exemptions for ex-chinese and ex-russian production from Canada. Additionally, we are working to maintain the duty free import of nickel intermediate products which are the required feedstock for domestic nickel refining.
Westwin is seeking the establishment of critical mineral agreements with mineral rich allied nations to support the trade of nickel and other critical minerals vital to ensuring a domestic critical mineral supply chain free of FEOC influence and reduce US dependency on adversarial controlled supply.