BHP Billiton: Copper to Be the First to Benefit from Electric Car Revolution

Published: Sep 29, 2017 09:37

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2017 will be the year of revolution for electric cars and copper will be the metal of the future, Arnoud Balhuizen, Chief Commercial Officer at BHP, said.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 29 (SMM) – 2017 will be the year of revolution for electric cars and copper will be the metal of the future, Arnoud Balhuizen, Chief Commercial Officer at BHP, said.

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Currently, electric cars account for roughly 1 million units out of 1.1 billion cars worldwide. But, the number of electric cars will rise to 140 million vehicles by 2035.

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To meet huge demand for copper, BHP Billiton has invested $ 10 billion to expand Escondida copper mine. In August, the board of directors approved investment of $2.46 billion in Spence copper mine.

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