Metals & rare earth minerals are vital for modern world and electronics. Apple generates $380 billion in yearly revenues on iPhones alone.
Every smartphone, smart device, computer, game console, vehicle needs batteries which require metals & rare earth minerals.
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China 🇨🇳 dominates rare earth deposits, mining and distribution. 60%+ of rare earths are produced in China. 85%+ of rare earths are processed and distributed by China as of 2022
It’s a security issue that China monopolizes rare earths so much IMHO, but they own the mines.
Among Rare Earths, Boron is even more of a strategic resource used in weapons, fertilizers, EVs, wind mills etc.
Boron carbide is 2nd hardest material, used in tanks, drones, body armor
Metals shortage that Europe will face to meet its green energy transition goals… Europe needs:
Lithium: 35x more
RareEarths: 7-26x more
Nickel: 2x more
Copper: 1/3 more
estimates based on study commissioned by Eurometaux
EU tries to catch up to rest of the world in Rare Earths production with a 2nd facility in Europe
Belgium chemicals group Solvay plans to create the second European site producing rare earths to meet needs for EVs, wind turbines, other green energy tech — cc:@michaeltanchum
Recycling rare earths is to be taken seriously if only 5% of your electronics are recycled… we could do a lot more
Lithium is in very constrained supply in the world. We are now entering into the battery operated era. There only a hand full of great mining locations for Lithium on Earth.
#RareEarths suppliers will control the supply and it’s time for Argentina 🇦🇷 and Chile 🇨🇱 to rise again.
Looking at the worlds EV battery manufacturers, China is completely dominating this landscape.
China - 56%
S Korea - 26%
Japan - 10%
Rest 🌎 - 8%
If there is one thing US and the West could do, try to gain market share... EVs are going to dominate auto markets next
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The FBI sent Martin Luther King Jr. a blackmail tape and a letter suggesting that he should commit suicide at the peak of the civil rights movement in 1964.
No one should be surprised by the FBI spying, infiltrating, and entrapping American citizens based on their political views.
That's what they've always done.
A 🧵 on FBI, CIA and the three letter agencies that are trying to control America and the rest of the world👇
Back in 2018, 400 people were arrested in Russia for saying something bad on social media. Just in United Kingdom over 3300 people were indicted, prosecuted and arrested for saying something bad on social media.
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Democrats claim borders are closed and secure, yet they’ve let in over 8 million illegal immigrants.
They see each illegal immigrant as a potential future blue vote. It could’ve cost 5 billion to build a wall, but they spend 500 billion to support them