[Futures Hotspot Tracking] Climate forecasts indicate that an El Niño event of unprecedented intensity may extend into 2027. The double whammy of torrential rains and droughts is posing a severe threat to key mineral mining and smelting processes in

2026-10-30

[Futures Hotspot Tracking] Climate forecasts indicate that an El Niño event of unprecedented intensity may extend into 2027. The double whammy of torrential rains and droughts is posing a severe threat to key mineral mining and smelting processes in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Can the global copper and nickel supply chain withstand the test?