Booming raw materials of the future There are conventional commodities and those that are predicted to see large growth in demand over the next 20 years Published on 04/26/2021 Receive up-to-date information about the company directly via push notification Modern technologies need certain metals and raw materials. Whether it's batteries for electric cars, catalysts for the industrial sector or magnets for wind turbines, high-tech metals are in demand. It is problematic when urgently needed raw materials come from politically unstable regions - just think of cobalt and the Congo. Fitch Solutions has been looking at the future of raw materials. Conventional raw materials will receive an additional boost thanks to their central role in the green and digital transformation. The booming raw materials that the future particularly needs include, for example, cobalt, tin, rare earths, nickel, aluminum, lithium or copper. The world is changing, digitalization and climate change are central topics and closely linked to certain raw materials.