Western mineral subsidies risk creating supply gluts
Western governments have allocated over 30 billion dollars to critical mineral projects to reduce reliance on China. Industry experts warn that uncoordinated investment and stockpiling could lead to oversupply similar to historical dairy and aluminium surpluses. The G7 is currently discussing a permanent secretariat to coordinate these strategic supply chain efforts.
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Western governments are committing over $30 billion to critical minerals to reduce dependence on China. These massive subsidies and stockpiling efforts risk creating a global supply glut similar to historical commodity crashes. Investors face potential price collapses if uncoordinated state support leads to production that far exceeds global demand.
