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Trade Tensions and AI Demand Highlight Copper’s Strategic Role in Europe’s Future
The copper market is entering a critical new phase as technological revolutions and geopolitical realignments converge. With artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure requiring vast amounts of copper for data centers, semiconductors, and advanced power delivery systems, demand is poised to surge over the next decade. Parallel to this, Europe’s increasing defense spending in response to ongoing security threats adds an additional layer of demand pressure, especially for high-grade copper used in weapons systems, radar, and communications. Hugh Leask reports that copper is now being viewed not just as an industrial ... (full story)