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Critical Metals

With a strong demand increase forecasted tied to energy transition & economic growth there is real strength in this sector.

With upside exposure to other macroeconomic events such as digitalisation, and increased state security critical metals have proven long-term value.

They are aligned to government strategies and address the immediate concerns to source metals which have growing economic importance.

CRITICAL METALS

  • Rare Earth Elements
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Niobium
  • Antimony
  • Cobalt
  • Graphite
  • Vanadium
  • Tin

WHAT ARE CRITICAL METALS?

THEY ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS TO:

  • Green energy transition
  • National security
  • Economic stability
  • Industrial independence

THEY ARE CHARACTERISED BY:

  • Supply concentration
  • Opaque supply dynamics
  • High risk of disruption

A ‘watchlist’ of near-critical minerals includes: iridium, manganese, nickel, phosphates and ruthenium.

Supply shocks from COVID 19 and ongoing geopolitical events have pushed governments and industries around the world to reflect carefully on their supply chains and manufacturing capabilities – with a clear need to reduce the dependence on imported sources of critical minerals and to devise strategies to protect their key industries.

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