16 January 2026
The message at Future Minerals Forum this week was clear: the world is in the midst of the biggest energy transition in a century, and lithium is at the centre of it.
Since its inauguration in 2022, Future Minerals Forum has grown to become the world’s leading minerals gathering, bringing together senior government officials, industry leaders and investors across the entire mineral value chain in an action-focused setting.
The 2026 theme, ‘Dawn of a Global Cause’ placed critical minerals supply in the spotlight as a key enabler of the global energy transition.
PLS Managing Director and CEO Dale Henderson spoke on a panel titled ‘The great catch up: Global mineral supply resilience and new market creation’, alongside leaders from policy, capital and industry, including H.E. Khalid Almudaifer, Vice Minister for Mining Affairs, and H.E. Eng. Saad Alkhalb, Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi EXIM Bank.
Dale said the key takeaway was simple, supply resilience doesn’t happen by chance.
“It is built through deliberate, long-term decisions – operators who can invest through cycles, partnerships that align incentives across the value chain, and policy frameworks that give confidence for multi-decade investment decisions.
At PLS, this matters because we have one of the largest unallocated lithium offtake positions globally. With that scale comes responsibility – to allocate supply in a way that supports resilient supply chains, long-term customer relationships and sustainable value creation.”
You can watch a replay of the full panel session online.
We acknowledge the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for hosting Future Minerals Forum and for its strong vision in bringing the world together to advance a more sustainable future.
Watch the video below for a quick wrap-up of PLS’ time at the Future Minerals Forum where collaboration, innovation and long term thinking were front and centre.