High energy costs, shortage likely to impact global metals market

摘要

Metals sector is widely known to be energy intensive. Supply side issues of energy will directly impact the cost and output in energy sector. In the global metals sector, supply-side issues of power have been the top of market concerns for sometime now. While the demand side has exhibited robust performance in terms of growth and "even now shows extended potential, supply uncertainties have continued to disrupt market fundamentals from time to time. However, a more serious development may be on the horizon; and it has the potential to cause havoc in the metals markets in the medium to long-term, if not addressed with urgency.