BHP Cautions That Copper Shortage Could Worsen as AI Booms
Copper is an effective conductor of electricity and heat, in addition to being malleable. It is used in different industries and products necessary for meeting net-zero targets, including solar farms, electric cars and power cables. BHP Group Limited, a multinational mining and metals company based in Australia, forecasts a huge increase in the demand of copper globally in the next three decades. The company, which is the biggest miner by market capitalization globally, expects that this demand shall be driven by the transition to clean energy and expansion of data centers. Artificial intelligence (AI)’s rise is expected to intensify the…