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Charles Bray, Chairman at Aterian Plc, explains how the Company is always looking to expand its portfolio of green minerals and metals. Watch below to hear more about Aterian’s future plans.  Critical and strategic raw materials have high economic importance for countries globally and may pose a high supply risk  Critical and strategic metals are essential to the economy, and any disrupted supply may have a significant impact on the production of critical and strategic end products such as alloys, computer equipment, EV and batteries.   Over time the ‘criticality’ of any particular mineral may change as society’s needs shift. The renewable energy, automotive and electronic manufacturing sectors are currently driving the requirement to develop secure supply chains of key critical and strategic metals.  The mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to continue for years ahead, with demand driven by policy incentives, rising incomes, and technological advancements.   This growth is predicated on the availability and affordability of the input raw materials. EVs and battery storage account for about half of the anticipated metal demand growth from clean energy technologies over the next two decades.  Renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles and batteries are extremely mineral intensive, relying on a small number of key metals.  Electronic components and capacitors are two of the main uses of tantalum, for example, while copper is used in electrical equipment, such as wiring and motors.  This low-carbon future would see strong demand for a wide range of base and precious metals, the World Bank has reported. This demand increase may produce “Supply Gaps”, as metal output rises too slowly to meet demand.  The global clean energy transition will have far-reaching consequences for mineral demand over the next 20 years.  The IEA report The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions, published in May 2021, outlines that mineral demand for graphite, copper and nickel will dominate demand measured by weight for these minerals.   Aterian’s copper projects in Morocco position the Company to benefit from this rising demand. In its Sustainable Development Scenario, involving stringent climate measures, total mineral demand for clean energy technologies quadruples from the present day.   The report also states that mineral demand from EVs and battery storage grows by 30 times in this scenario over the period to 2040.

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