How “black swan” disruptions impact minor metals

Benjamin Sprecher, Laurie Reemeyer, Elisa Alonso, Koen Kuipers and Thomas E. Graedel

Resources Policy, 2017, vol. 54, issue C, 88-96

Abstract: As new technology is introduced, demand for certain materials will increase and demand for others will diminish. Base metal supply is generally elastic and can be expected to respond to demand. However, most minor metals—or “companion metals”—are coproduced with base metals and therefore have severely limited supply elasticity. If technological or societal change leads to a major demand reduction for a base metal, this could cause significant supply constraints for its companion metals.

Keywords: Resilience; Scenarios; Critical materials; Criticality analysis; Minor metals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2017.08.008

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