RE: Copper8 Jan 2026 17:06
"AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040
A rapid and exponential growth in artificial intelligence (AI), defence spending and robotics will lift global copper demand by 50% by 2040, leaving a supply shortfall of more than 10 million tonnes a year without major gains in mining and recycling, according to a new S&P Global study.
“AI and data centres really weren’t even on the radar three years ago,” Aurian De La Noue, head of energy transition and critical metals consulting at S&P Global, said. “What this study shows is that the world is tracking toward a supply deficit even before you consider these new growth vectors.” (Mining. Com)"
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