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Stardust Power Joins Cornerstone Consortium to Support U.S. Critical Minerals and Industrial Base Resilience
GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stardust Power Inc. (NASDAQ: SDST) (“Stardust Power” or the “Company”), an American developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, today announced that it has joined the Cornerstone Consortium, a U.S. Department of Defense aligned collaborative framework focused on strengthening the domestic industrial base and securing critical supply chains. The Cornerstone Consortium brings together a broad range of domestically held organizations, including
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