Riyadh – Mubasher: The highly-anticipated fourth edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), which launched in the capital of Saudi Arabia on 14 January 2025, is expected to announce big agreements worth billions.
The forum is featuring the signing of major agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between local and international companies, government entities, and financial institutions, according to a press release.
The deals aim at reinforcing the FMF's global status as a platform for driving collaboration and investment in minerals.
Furthermore, the agreements will cover key areas, such as exploration and mining, financing, research and development, innovation, sustainability, and mineral industries. They will also reflect the Kingdom's dedication to developing the mineral sector as a foundation for sustainable economic growth.
Executive Director of the Future Minerals Forum, Ali Al Mutairi, said: "FMF is fulfilling its mission of becoming a global platform for businesses and investors to forge meaningful collaborations."
Al Mutairi added: "The agreements to be signed during the conference will contribute to creating new job opportunities, strengthening value chains, driving innovation, and ensuring long-term sustainable developments.”
The 2025 edition comes with its theme ‘The Year of Impact,’ and will convene 85 government representatives, 40 international organisations, 250 speakers, and delegates from over 170 countries to shape the future of minerals and push the agenda of creating a resilient supply of critical minerals to achieve the global energy transition.
Al Mutairi reiterated that FMF is the largest global platform for minerals collaboration and action, stating: "No other platform brings together government ministers and senior industry leaders at this scale.”
The first edition of the minerals forum was launched in Saudi Arabia in January 2022, followed by the second edition in 2023 while the third edition of FMF took place in January 2024.
