INVEST IN THE MEGATREND
Technology Metals and rare earths
No young person is without a smartphone, no pensioner without a computer, no new car without LEDs, no living room without a flat-screen TV. In no other time has life changed as quickly as it does today. Technology metals and rare earths, without which all these high-tech products would not exist, have played a major role in this.
Rising demand
You don't have to be a prophet to conclude from the rapid pace of technological progress that demand will increase sharply. Especially since there is an enormous need to catch up in many countries: A constantly growing world population and the transformation of many emerging countries into prosperous industrialized countries will also have an effect on the demand for the coveted raw materials.
Critical Commodities
Technology metals and rare earths are becoming increasingly scarce. The reason for this lies on the one hand in their extreme rarity and on the other hand in the unequal global distribution of the raw materials. Mining is often concentrated in just a few countries. China alone accounts for up to 80% of the technology metals and over 90% of the rare earths mined. In addition, the Middle Kingdom has built up strategic reserves of raw materials. This has led to an additional shortage of supply. For this reason, recycling measures for some raw materials are already making important contributions to the adequate supply of the markets.