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  1. Climate Insights Channel
  2. Declining Metal Prices Create Window of Opportunities
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Declining Metal Prices Create Window of Opportunities

Karrie GordonJun 07, 2023
2023-06-07

Commodities face a number of headwinds this year as recession concerns cast a long shadow over much of the space. It’s an environment of opportunity for metal investors, given long-term demand forecasts for electrification metals that are likely to benefit prices.

Fossil fuel oversupply continues to contribute to price declines for crude oil and natural gas. Meanwhile, recession fears dampen the outlook for most commodities, including metals. The S&P GSCI nickel index is down 28.19% YTD, and the S&P GSCI aluminum index is down 6.84%. Copper has fared better and is relatively flat for the year, down just 0.99% YTD, while zinc is down 20.01% YTD (measured by respective S&P GSCI indexes).

Declining metal prices create opportunity for long-term investors, particularly within metals required for electrification. As the global economy reduces emissions to meet net-zero 2050 goals, forecasts call for strong demand within these metals.

Declining Metal Prices Create Window of Opportunities
Image source: International Energy Agency

Demand for many key electrification metals will be driven from a variety of renewable energy technologies. Copper is critical for solar, wind, bioenergy, EVs and battery storage, and bioenergy renewables. Meanwhile, nickel demand is critical within geothermal, hydrogen, and EV and battery storage operations.

The International Energy Agency forecasts that by 2040, mineral demand from renewable energy technologies will double as a base case scenario. In an optimal scenario that successfully mitigates emissions by 2050, that demand will quadruple.


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