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Efosa Udinmwen

More worrying tech supply chain news - no, it's not more RAM troubles, but this vital material could be set to cause issues sooner than expected

Copper Mine.
  • Global copper demand will outpace supply by millions of metric tons soon, experts warn
  • Recycling alone cannot meet growing copper demand over the next two decades
  • China dominates nearly half of the global copper smelting and refining capacity

Copper demand continues to rise as electrification expands across transport, power generation, and industrial systems, experts have warned, with potential shortages possibly not too far away.

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