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Copper supply deficit looms on structural demand
The guest argued that copper is poised for a structural supply deficit due to highly diverse, indispensable demand drivers and an exceptionally long, capital-intensive supply cycle.
The argument
The guest explained that copper demand has grown steadily at 2.5% to 3% for over a century, driven by electrification, BEVs, renewables, and now AI infrastructure. On the supply side, bringing a new greenfield copper mine online takes an average of 15 years, making future supply highly inelastic and predictable compared to other commodities.
The thesis, stress-tested
✓ What validates it
- ✓Further delays or permitting blocks on major greenfield copper projects
- ✓Accelerated grid infrastructure spending driven by AI data center build-outs
▸ Risks discussed
- ▸Substitution risks if copper prices rise too high
- ▸Global macroeconomic slowdowns dampening industrial demand
Hear it yourself
"We're recording this toward the end of our semester, which is always a bittersweet sensation. But at least for our group, it's been a terrific semester. Great students, wonderful guests. So lots of fun. So it's, again, bittersweet as usual. I know I know that your students are now submitting their stock pitches, and I know because they send them to me. There's some good stuff. So I just got one on Spotify that looks to me like a lot of fun by my TA, Roberto, who's a great guy. So, yeah, now we're getting to the end. My students are working on their stock pitches for the five by five by five that's on Rousseau student portfolio."