Our Services

WAVE TWO

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT

With Wave Two enforcement confirmed for November 10, 2026, the first priority is knowing exactly where you stand. MPC analyses your bill of materials at the sub-component level — not just the material level where most reviews stop. We identify which product lines carry licensing risk under Wave One and Wave Two, at what severity, and what the timeline pressure is.

Our work supports management teams and boards facing complex supply chain decisions under constrained timelines. We help clarify exposure, structure procurement and partnership strategies, and assess realistic options across the full value chain.

SUPPLY CHAIN RISK

ANALYSIS & DEVELOPMENT

In the context of Wave Two, supply chain analysis is no longer a strategic exercise — it is an operational necessity. MPC analyses industrial sectors and critical supply chains with a focus on structural risk, resilience, and long-term viability across upstream, midstream, and downstream segments.

Our support typically includes: commercial and market strategy development, offtake and long-term supply-contract support, bespoke market and exposure studies, and pre-feasibility and feasibility support.

EMBEDDED PROJECT

RESOURCE

Most organisations that need a Wave Two exposure review, supply chain options assessment, or strategic activation programme do not have the internal resource to run one. Existing teams are already running the business. MPC solves this directly.

We embed as the dedicated project resource — working inside your organisation with a clear mandate, senior accountability, and the rare earth commercial, policy, and supplier qualification expertise that internal teams typically do not have. No recruitment. No headcount. No handover risk.

Embedded mandates typically include:

  • Wave Two exposure assessment and component-level mapping
  • Non-Chinese supply pathway development and supplier qualification
  • EU CRMA strategic project designation and Horizon funding applications
  • Offtake and long-term supply agreement negotiation
  • Market entry and stakeholder access across the USA, Europe, Japan, Korea, China, and Australia
  • Strategy, roadmap, and positioning reviews
  • Leadership transition support — maintaining momentum and institutional knowledge through change

We also provide incremental senior capacity alongside existing teams — covering dimensions that most organisations do not have internally, for as long as the engagement requires.

REGULATORY TRANSLATION

& MITIGATION ROADMAP

China’s MOFCOM export control regulations are complex. Most organisations have legal teams who can read them. Very few have the rare earth commercial and value-chain expertise to translate them into what they actually mean for supply contracts, licensing obligations, dual-use classifications, technology transfer risk, and end-use documentation requirements.

MPC provides that translation — and goes further. We build a structured short / medium / long-term mitigation roadmap that converts regulatory analysis into sequenced, actionable programme activity:

  • Short-term (0–90 days): Immediate compliance actions, contract review triggers, licensing applications, supplier communication protocols
  • Medium-term (3–18 months): Alternative supplier qualification, non-Chinese sourcing pathway development, dual-sourcing architecture
  • Long-term (18 months+): Strategic supply chain repositioning, domestic or allied-nation production support, market and investment positioning

For global organisations, the roadmap is built around the full landscape of international support programmes — because the mitigation activities that matter most are those that are fundable and policy-supported:

  • European Union: EU CRMA strategic project designation, EU Horizon grants, IPCEI, RESourceEU, EIT RawMaterials
  • United States: DoE and DoD loan programmes and grants, IRA §45X production tax credits, DPA Title III
  • Japan: JOGMEC supply security programmes, METI strategic materials initiatives
  • Australia: NAIF, EFA Critical Minerals Facility, ARENA, state government critical minerals programmes

MPC has institutional relationships across all of these programmes and has delivered EUR 600K in EU Horizon funding for a previous client. We do not just identify the programmes — we support the application, the stakeholder engagement, and the funded execution.

PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

& MANAGEMENT

Accessing EU, US, Japanese, and Australian critical materials funding programmes is not primarily a paperwork problem. It is a project structuring, partner selection, and process management problem — and most organisations have no dedicated internal resource for any of it.

MPC takes on the entire process as your dedicated programme resource:

  • Programme identification and fit assessment: We match your specific project situation to the right combination of instruments across every relevant jurisdiction — not a generic list, but a ranked, qualified shortlist for your exact position.
  • Project setup and structuring: We design the project structure to qualify — consortium architecture, technology readiness assessment, eligibility mapping, and compliance framing against programme requirements.
  • Partner selection and management: We identify and onboard the right technology providers, co-applicants, developers, certification bodies, and institutional partners. We manage those relationships on your behalf.
  • Process management and follow-up: We manage all stakeholder engagement, reviewer interactions, and institutional follow-up through to award and into implementation — including post-award compliance and reporting.

Programmes covered across four jurisdictions:

  • European Union: EU CRMA strategic project designation, EU Horizon, IPCEI, RESourceEU, EIT RawMaterials
  • United States: DoE and DoD loan programmes and grants, IRA §45X, DPA Title III
  • Japan: JOGMEC supply security programmes, METI strategic materials initiatives
  • Australia: NAIF, EFA Critical Minerals Facility, ARENA, state government programmes

EUR 600K in EU Horizon funding secured for a previous client. Active institutional relationships at ERMA, EIT RawMaterials, and DG GROW. We do not identify programmes and hand over a report. We set up, manage, and deliver the process.