The era-defining shift from fossil fuels to clean energy will deliver an unprecedented new boom for commodities—and an opportunity for investors—as a range of relatively obscure materials become essential to delivering emissions-free power, transport and heavy industry.
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Clockwise from top left: Lithium, steel, corn, copper, oil, salt, aluminum, diesel fuel and iron. Source: Bloomberg (7), Getty Images (2) From oil to steel, raw material prices are surging. As the world economy recovers, how much further does the boom have to run? Doug King set up his hedge fund in the early days
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Where would Batman be without Robin? With that logic, you can say that where would Lithium be without Cobalt in most electric cars?
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An African nation emerging from decades of conflict and corruption holds the key to greening the global economy.
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Cars of the future will drive demand for battery metals. Picture: Tron: Legacy, Walt Disney Pictures Commodities producer and trader Glencore has put some bold numbers on the volumes of battery metals needed to supply the world as its moves away from fossil fuels usage. The London-listed company has modelled the quantities of cobalt, copper,
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LON: GLEN) said on Friday that Gary Nagle, the head of its coal division, would replace Ivan Glasenberg as the company’s top boss early next year.
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The iPhone maker is reportedly keen to secure several thousand metric tons of cobalt, a key ingredient used to power smartphone batteries, for five years or longer, the anonymous sources said. Apple, one of the world’s biggest users of cobalt, is believed to have first opened talks with miners over a year ago in a bid to avoid getting caught out by potential future shortages of the raw material. Two-thirds of supplies come from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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