If you look around the world, the biggest increase in the price of gold was recorded in Egypt at 108%. Inflation in Egypt was 25 percent in November. Brazil is in second place with an increase of 62 percent. Inflation […]
Author: Firma Swiss Resource Capital
Fighting climate change with the help of raw materials
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2024 was the warmest year on record. CO2 emissions were higher than ever before. Floods, heavy rainfall and a record-breaking hurricane season also show that 2024 was not such a good year for the earth. CO2 emissions can be reduced […]
Indian women own huge gold reserves
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With around 24,000 tons of gold, Indian women own more gold than the five largest nations combined, according to the World Gold Council. The USA owns around 8,000 tons of gold; if the gold reserves of Germany, Italy, France and […]
Copper is becoming scarce – good for companies with copper
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The amount of copper required worldwide is increasing all the time. We can’t do without cables and batteries. At the same time, new discoveries of copper deposits are few and far between. In addition, the copper content is declining, while […]
Nuclear energy on the verge of a global comeback
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Interest in nuclear energy is now greater than it has been since the 1970s and the oil crisis. According to the IEA, more than 40 countries want to expand nuclear energy. And the demand for electricity is not only increasing […]
Industrial demand for silver at record high in 2024
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Global demand for silver amounted to 1.21 billion ounces last year, according to the Silver Institute. The jewelry and silverware sectors have recovered and industry, in particular the photovoltaic sector, gobbled up all the silver. On the supply side, however, […]
Small modular reactors revolutionize the nuclear energy industry
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The use of nuclear energy could experience a turning point through the use of SMRs. Energy production needs new approaches in order to produce enough safe electricity and to successfully counter the CO2 crisis. Compact nuclear reactors, especially those with […]
Nuclear microreactors for space
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According to estimates by the International Energy Agency, global electricity generation from nuclear energy will reach an all-time high in 2025. Rolls-Royce has been in discussions with the aerospace industry regarding microreactor technology for some time. One of the company’s […]
More renewable energies, more electricity storage, more raw materials
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According to the World Energy Outlook 2024, global electricity generation from renewable energies amounted to around 9,029 terawatt hours in 2023, five percent more than in the previous year. Almost half of this came from hydropower. Capacities in the solar […]
Gold has been legalized for 50 years since New Year’s Eve
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2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the legalization of precious metals in the USA. It is also a milestone in terms of market manipulation. After the Bretton Woods agreements were abandoned in the early 1970s, a law was soon passed […]