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AI could add 1Mtpa of copper demand, Trafigura economist says

Deficit forecasts do not yet include datacentre demand growth

William Clarke
Credit: Glencore

Credit: Glencore

Saad Rahim, chief economist at commodity trader Trafigura, said the AI revolution could increase the global copper deficit by 1MT. Addressing the FT Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland,...

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