Global market: Short term uncertainties related to COVID-19; long term growth expectations remain strong • NdPr growth over the next 10 years • Automotive: Major effect of COVID-19, but expected to be more limited for EVs • Predicted -20% Global sales in 2020 • Increased government support for EVs • Proposed 500 billion Euro EU Recovery Fund • China extended subsidies for EVs • Seeing greater resilience in NE Asian auto markets e.g. Korea • Korea -6% in Q1 20, growing in April • Wind Energy growth expected to accelerate from 2021 • Reports of new stock piling program in China for NdPr, Dy, Tb (first since 2017)
COVID19 has increased appetite for RE supply chain alternatives to China:
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