{"id":150942,"date":"2026-01-09T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/?post_type=news&#038;p=150942"},"modified":"2026-01-08T22:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:42:37","slug":"svit-ryzykuye-zitknutysya-z-deficzytom-midi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/news\/novosti\/svit-ryzykuye-zitknutysya-z-deficzytom-midi\/","title":{"rendered":"The world risks facing a copper shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"315\">The rapid development of artificial intelligence, robotics, and the defense industry is expected to drive a sharp increase in global demand for copper, while existing mining capacity may prove insufficient, Reuters reports, citing a study by consulting firm S&#038;P Global.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"647\">According to analysts\u2019 estimates, global copper demand will reach 42 million metric tons per year by 2040, up from 28 million tons in 2025\u2014an increase of about 50%. At the same time, without new sources of supply and more active recycling, the annual deficit could exceed 10 million tons, leaving nearly a quarter of demand unmet.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"1146\">Copper is traditionally widely used in construction, transportation, electronics, and technology due to its high electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance, and ease of processing. While the electric vehicle industry was the main driver of demand over the past decade, artificial intelligence, defense systems, and robotics are expected to play a key role over the next 14 years. Consumer goods\u2014from air conditioners to other household appliances\u2014will also provide additional support to demand.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1303\">At the same time, rising defense budgets in Japan, Germany, and other countries, as well as the war with Russia, will further stimulate copper consumption.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1598\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Chile and Peru remain the largest copper producers, while China is the world\u2019s largest smelter. The United States imports about half of the copper it consumes, despite tariffs imposed on certain types of the metal. S&#038;P\u2019s report does not take into account potential supply from deep-sea mining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":150943,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-150942","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/150942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=150942"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=150942"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=150942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}