Industrial Metals: Copper the king of green metals!I have a long-term positive outlook on the industrial metal sector given the increase in demand towards the electrification of the world.
I expect a dampening in shorter-term prospect however a renewed surge to fresh record high's in the new year by miners around the world, most notably from Central and South America as well as Africa.
This will lead to copper gaining momentum due to electrification of the world (Less dependency on Russia). Massive amounts of new copper is needed in the years ahead for the power grids to cope, we are already seeing producers like Chile, the world’s biggest supplier of copper, struggling to meet production targets. China’s slowdown is viewed as temporary and the economic boost through stimulus measures is likely to focus on infrastructure and electrification—both areas that will require industrial metals.
I have chosen Freeport-McMoRan Inc. as my trade idea, often called Freeport. Freeport is an American mining company based in the Freeport-McMoRan Center, in Phoenix, Arizona. The company is the world's largest producer of molybdenum, is a major copper producer and operates the world's largest gold mine, the Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia. FCX is looking strong with a strong financial situation and growing Inventories at good levels. Copper demand is increasing, electrification around the world will continue into the future.
