GMI extracts declared material transformations and tests them against elemental mass balance. Thermodynamic feasibility and process-yield constraints are planned extensions.
Two major 2027 compliance changes, alongside ongoing UFLPA enforcement, are increasing demand for auditable upstream supply chain evidence.
For covered DoD contracts, the restriction on covered magnets, tantalum, and tungsten expands through the upstream supply chain. Through 31 December 2026 it reaches material melted or produced in a covered country; from 1 January 2027 it reaches material mined, refined, separated, melted, or produced in a covered country. DFARS 252.225-7052, final rule at 89 FR No. 105, 30 May 2024, DFARS Case 2021-D015, or successor regulations.
Battery passport obligations apply for LMT batteries, EV batteries, and industrial batteries above 2 kWh, under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 or successor regulations.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act has been enforced since 21 June 2022. Goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or by listed entities, are subject to a rebuttable presumption of forced labor and are barred from entry. Rebuttal requires clear and convincing evidence and complete supply chain tracing. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force added lithium and copper to its high-priority sectors in August 2025, or successor designations.
Built to test material flows across global supply chains. Modelled flows are screened against physical constraints, and each transformation is assessed for stoichiometric plausibility.