Defense Production Act

BIS Just Stopped Scrap Batteries at the Border | Export Control Turns from Blocking Leakage to Hoarding Resources

On 6 August 2026 BIS ordered sellers of lithium-ion black mass and tungsten waste and scrap to allocate 100% of monthly sales to U.S. persons. The authority is not the EAR but the Defense Production Act. Here is what it means that export control is now being used to keep resources at home.