Investor Presentaiton
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LOCATIONS CHALLENGES
PRICE
(May '19-'22)
Structural Issues Not Limited to Lithium......
Lithium demand (LCE basis)
2018-2030 (in 000s)
20
Battery
Non-battery
Natural flake graphite demand
2018-2030 (in 000s)
Battery
Non-battery
60
Cobalt demand
2018-2030 (in 000s)
Battery
Non-battery
4
50
Primary nickel demand
2018-2030 (in 000s)
Battery
Non-battery
40
15
3
40
30
10
2
20
20
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5
1
10
0
0
2018
2030
2018
2030
2018
CAGR
CAGR
CAGR
18.1%
Total Capex
Required
16.6%
Total Capex
Required²
2030
Total Capex
Required³
>$50bn
2018
CAGR
11.4%
4.8%
2.0% (Non-battery)
$24bn
21.4% (battery)
5.5% (Non-battery)
25.6% (battery)
$13bn
combined in
copper and
nickel
Quality & consistency of product
Lack of chemical experience
Lack of a futures price
Potential oversupply in
medium-term
Substitution due to solid state battery
adoption
•
Confusion over role of synthetic
graphite
Environmental concerns
Africa
Latin America
Africa
Australia
Europe
China
North America
North America
Brazil
China
2.9% (Non-battery)
15.4% (battery)
70% DRC raw material
(brand image, lack of western investors)
High cost/substitution
By-product
DRC, DRC, DRC
North America
Australia
Brazil
1.8% (Non-battery)
29.0% (battery)
Historically low price
Laterite challenges
Non-core assets
Recycling
Sulphuric acid supply
Indonesia
Philippines
Australia
PNG
2030
Total Capex
Required*:
$39bn
+383%
Source: Benchmark Minerals, Trading Economics
+26%
+154%
+173%
Graphite is Poised to Follow a Similar Price Response as Other EV Metals
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