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They’re knocking at the doors folks



It’s almost over, Complacency is over  






“There’s an urgency to it now that wasn’t there a few years ago,” Ilan Bahar, co-head of global metals and mining business at BMO Capital Markets, said in an interview. “If three or four years ago we had invited car companies to our conference, they probably wouldn’t have made it a priority.”

It’s unusual for massive end-users of raw commodities, like auto manufacturers, machinery producers or aerospace companies, to attend large mining conferences. But the huge demand for raw materials to support the electrification of those industries is changing that.

Bahar said a number of automakers are attending, including officials in procurement or corporate development, and are focused on securing supply and investing.