Deep Sea Minerals Corp. participated in the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) 2026 Annual Conference in Washington, DC, from April 29-30. The company, focused on subsea mineral exploration, attended as a Silver Sponsor. Discussions centered on boosting U.S. competitiveness, securing supply chains, and increasing domestic industrial capacity. A key theme was the push for reindustrialization of the United States, with an emphasis on developing domestic critical minerals processing facilities. The EXIM bank is increasing its support through initiatives like “Project Vault,” a US$10 billion financing program for critical minerals projects. The conference also highlighted the need to reduce supply chain dependence on China, with the EXIM Bank aiming for supply chain independence. Participants discussed building resilient supply chains. The conference also underscored the policy mome